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meat was invariably “tough
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Schoolteachers in the
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bottles of vodka each as par-
ual back pay from the nearly
bankrupt government.

Author-athlete Sri
Chinmoy — sponsored — an
endurance race for cunners
in New York City this past
summer.
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