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There has been something like a small catastrophe! It is that in Africa all Indians are sent back, or their properties are confiscated, and it’s from Africa that we used to receive the cheese! (laughter) <\/i>So we won’t have cheese anymore … but I still have this coming from Germany (Mother gives a tube).<\/i>
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There has been a bigger catastrophe in Pakistan.<\/i><\/p>\n
What happened?
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Well, there are maybe three hundred thousand dead.<\/i><\/p>\n
What!
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There was a cyclone followed by a tidal wave: a huge wave,
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maybe three hundred thousand dead.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Bah! When did that happen?
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Two or three days ago.<\/i><\/p>\n
No one told me anything…. Was P. L. there?
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No, no, Mother, in Pakistan, Eastern Bengal.<\/i><\/p>\n
Oh, that I know. I heard "Vatican."
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No, no! That wouldn’t be so bad! [laughter]<\/i><\/p>\n
In Pakistan, I know. Are they near the sea?
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Yes, on the Bay of Bengal. <\/i><\/p>\n
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