--the donkey cart crossed the whole town , the markets were closed, shops shut, then line of mud cottages started, through the fields and through the dried up village pond the cart was driven to finally end the journey under a dry hollow tree where a thatched hut in its all shabbiness stood isolated, amidst the wilderness, the cart driver was a young boy , who happily accepted a fifty rupee note, ready to get from his contacts cold drinks and snacks , the old man stood looking at them unable to recognize them, how could he , they were total strangers. they removed their face wraps used to cover them to hide their identities , on television their faces were being shown at regular intervals, but here it was safe because power lines still had not reached that spot, there was nothing around that needed electricity, so the two men explained they were outsiders come to see a friend who was not home so they would if he let them come in spend some time with him, they had sent the cart driver to get food for the old man
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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--the donkey cart crossed the whole town , the markets were closed, shops shut, then line of mud cottages started, through the fields and through the dried up village pond the cart was driven to finally end the journey under a dry hollow tree where a thatched hut in its all shabbiness stood isolated, amidst the wilderness, the cart driver was a young boy , who happily accepted a fifty rupee note, ready to get from his contacts cold drinks and snacks , the old man stood looking at them unable to recognize them, how could he , they were total strangers. they removed their face wraps used to cover them to hide their identities , on television their faces were being shown at regular intervals, but here it was safe because power lines still had not reached that spot, there was nothing around that needed electricity, so the two men explained they were outsiders come to see a friend who was not home so they would if he let them come in spend some time with him, they had sent the cart driver to get food for the old man
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