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During the monsoon the stream became a rushing torrent , bushes and small trees were swept away , and the friendly murmur of the water became a threatening boom . I did not visit the place too often , as there were leeches in the long ...
During the monsoon the stream became a rushing torrent , bushes and small trees were swept away , and the friendly murmur of the water became a threatening boom . I did not visit the place too often , as there were leeches in the long ...
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A solitary clump of tall trees surrounds the rectory opposite the church . There , again , is a great pond and a moat by the wooded garden . That garden is an oasis in the almost treeless waste , and a refuge for rare birds on migration ...
A solitary clump of tall trees surrounds the rectory opposite the church . There , again , is a great pond and a moat by the wooded garden . That garden is an oasis in the almost treeless waste , and a refuge for rare birds on migration ...
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At several points we find small peepul trees growing out of the walls of houses . One young tree has sprung up in the fork of an adult plum tree and will probably throttle it in time . No one fells the sacred peepul ; it is better that ...
At several points we find small peepul trees growing out of the walls of houses . One young tree has sprung up in the fork of an adult plum tree and will probably throttle it in time . No one fells the sacred peepul ; it is better that ...
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Gone to Press | 7 |
Generosity to a Giajin | 16 |
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