Kwakungeyona imoto yokuqala kababa, kodwa Intengo 127 (u-900C wodumo) owadlula ekhaya uthole amaphuzu amaningi kunabanye. Kwakuwukuhlangenwe nakho kwami kokuqala—okungenani engikukhumbula kahle—ngejubane elimsulwa. Ku-45 hp i-Fiat 127…
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