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The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like: A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.

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The narrative has many phrases to describe the scenic beauty of the mountainside like: 
A flawless half-moon flated in a perfect blue sky.
Scan the text to locate other such picturesque phrases.

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Here are a few extracts from the text that describe the scenic beauty of the Tibet region:
"Extended banks of cloud like long French loaves glowed pink as the sun emerged to splash the distant mountain tops with a rose-tinted blush."
"We entered a valley where the river was wide and mostly clogged with ice, brilliant white and glinting in the sunshine. The trail hugged its bank, twisting with the meanders as we gradually gained height and the valley sides closed in."

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अध्याय 6.1: Silk Road - Working with words [पृष्ठ ८३]

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एनसीईआरटी English Hornbill (Core) Class 11
अध्याय 6.1 Silk Road
Working with words | Q 1 | पृष्ठ ८३

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