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प्रश्न
What must have been called as the ‘drinking straws’ by the poet?
विकल्प
Plastic pipes to drink juices
Twigs of the trees in bushes
Proboscis of the insects
The straw that the poet carrier with himself to drink river water.
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उत्तर
Proboscis of the insects
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