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प्रश्न
Answer these question in one or two words or in short phrase.
What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine?
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उत्तर
Vikram Seth compares the fifty or sixty bansuris protruding in all directions from the pole of a flute seller to the quills of a porcupine.
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