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Was it really a ghost who Vijay Singh befooled? Who do you think it was?

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The ghost’s cave contained the wealth that he had collected by looting and killing the people travelling through the Haunted Desert. So in reality, he could have been a robber who had disguised himself as a ghost for scaring and over powering innocent travellers.

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पाठ 10: A Strange Wrestling Match - Questions 2 [पृष्ठ ५१]

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पाठ 10 A Strange Wrestling Match
Questions 2 | Q 6 | पृष्ठ ५१

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