The resulting film, then, can have parallel time tracks with story elements paralleled in each.

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The child's story is paralleled with that of another widow, who falls in love with and expects to marry a high-caste idealist but commits suicide when his father advises him not to rock the boat and to take her as a mistress instead.

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"In spite of this they have continued to do their jobs with the highest levels of courage and professionalism in circumstances which are not paralleled in any other prison service, " he said.

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And their complex bargaining relationship with the government is paralleled by the complicated negotiations over additional union rights in the private sector.

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