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\input tmlmacs
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<tamil>
a aa i ii u uu e ee o oo ai au
ka n"a ca n~a Ta Na ta nNa pa ma ya ra la va zha La Ra n_a
ja Sa sa ha kSa
</tamil>
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The following is a typical poem by Mahakavi:
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{\obeylines
<tamil>
`ciRu n_aNTu maNal miitu paTam on_Ru kiiRum
cilaveeLai atai vantu kaTal koNTu pookum
kaRi coRu potiyooTu tarukin_Ra pootum
kaTal miitu ivaL koNTa payam on_Ru kaaNum
\medskip
veRu vaan_a veLi miitu mazhai vantu ciiRum
veRi koNTa puyal n_in_Ru karakan"kaL aaTum
eRikin_Ra kaTal en_Ru man_itarkaL an~jaar
etuvantaten_in_en_n_a atai ven_Ru celvaar\dots'
</tamil>
}
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[from <tamil>`putiyatoru viiTu'</tamil>, published in 1989]
\bye
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