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प्रश्न
Why didn’t she get off the bus at the bus station?
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उत्तर
She did not get off the bus at the bus station because she had to go back on that same bus. She took out another thirty paise from her pocket and handed the coins to the conductor. She just wanted to ride on the bus.
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