We take an X-ray of the left hand and wrist to see how much the growth plates have fused, comparing it to standards like the Greulich-Pyle atlas. A boy claiming to be under sixteen should show open plates; if they're mostly closed, his bone age is likely older. It feels like reading a silent score. But from my verandah, watching my daughter’s *phijigee* hop from branch to branch, I know growth has its own rhythm — a strict medical chart cannot hear the music of a hard life that sometimes stunts a body while ageing the eyes.
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