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along the road as far as you could see and then forward along the road as far as
you could see , the road behind and the road in front of you were absolutely
identical , a straight ribbon of white or grey between two walls of green . In my last
...
along the road as far as you could see and then forward along the road as far as
you could see , the road behind and the road in front of you were absolutely
identical , a straight ribbon of white or grey between two walls of green . In my last
...
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The people worked on the road and were paid in rice and every fortnight I sailed
across to superintend the work and see that the people received their rice . It was
a pretty strenuous operation . I sailed in an open Tamil boat with no protection ...
The people worked on the road and were paid in rice and every fortnight I sailed
across to superintend the work and see that the people received their rice . It was
a pretty strenuous operation . I sailed in an open Tamil boat with no protection ...
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along the Tissa road in order to get to Tissa as early as possible next morning .
My carts and servants went by road and I rode , cutting across country through
scrub jungle . One evening , when I was doing this , I arrived at the bungalow
before ...
along the Tissa road in order to get to Tissa as early as possible next morning .
My carts and servants went by road and I rode , cutting across country through
scrub jungle . One evening , when I was doing this , I arrived at the bungalow
before ...
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