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Page 79
... rice with gem - size kernels of sand , dhal with brilliant like particles of sand , ground red bricks instead of chilli powder , and yam . Not rice , not potatoes , but yams . First the stones had to be eliminated from the rice and the ...
... rice with gem - size kernels of sand , dhal with brilliant like particles of sand , ground red bricks instead of chilli powder , and yam . Not rice , not potatoes , but yams . First the stones had to be eliminated from the rice and the ...
Page 183
... rice , that woman should import rice . ' ' My dear Mali , I don't think our treasury has enough money to pay for imported rice for all the people I have seen visiting Dudley's cortege . ' My mother was a reincarnation of Marie ...
... rice , that woman should import rice . ' ' My dear Mali , I don't think our treasury has enough money to pay for imported rice for all the people I have seen visiting Dudley's cortege . ' My mother was a reincarnation of Marie ...
Page 350
... rice every day . I was sick of rice . I wanted bread . " There is no bread , ' said Magi . " Then I can't eat , ' I fussed . I had nothing else to do , so I fussed . It wasn't a question of bread or rice . I was bored . The earth had ...
... rice every day . I was sick of rice . I wanted bread . " There is no bread , ' said Magi . " Then I can't eat , ' I fussed . I had nothing else to do , so I fussed . It wasn't a question of bread or rice . I was bored . The earth had ...
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Achi Adonis Ammi Aney asked aunty Lydia baby Bandaranayake became become began beginning birth body born boys brother brought Buddha Buddhist called Ceylon child coconut Colombo colour continued Dagma dead death died English entered eyes face father fish four friends girl give gone grandmother green hand happened head heart Jaffna karma killed king knew Lanka learned leave legs letter lived longer looked Lord Magi Maldive minimization minister Miss mother mountain mouth moved needed Nenda never night Nirvana once opened Perhaps person play Podian problem Ravana remained replied returned rice road servants Sharona Sinhala sister Siya Socialist stopped talk Tamil teacher tell Thathi things TM Mozart told took tree tried uncle wall woman