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When they arrived in Delhi, his father carried the bundles while Biju took charge of their
canvas bag. It was not very heavy as it contained only one set of clean clothes for each of
them, neem twigs for cleaning their teeth, two small gamchas to use as towels, scarves,
head cloths or handkerchiefs, and an old address book. Bapa also always put in a small
bunch of cotton and a hand-spindle to spin some yarn in case they had to wait anywhere
for a while. It was good to be occupied and not waste time doing nothing, Bapa always
said.
They took an autorickshaw to where Bhabani Prasad Mehr, Bapa’s younger brother,
lived. This was on a crowded street next to an area called Malviya Nagar. Some of the
lamp posts gave out more light than they had in their entire village, thought Biju.
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