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Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange. A passenger and a railway staff regarding the cancellation of the reserved tickets.

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Build a conversation for the following situation with a minimum of five exchange.

A passenger and a railway staff regarding the cancellation of the reserved tickets.

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Solution

Passenger  Sir, I want to cancel a ticket.
Clerk  When was the journey planned?
Passenger  Sir, next Monday, the 23rd of March.
Clerk  Well, still three days are there.
Passenger  This is my ticket and takes the filled-in cancellation form. Tell me, sir, how much will you deduct.
Clerk  Well, we will deduct only the reservation charges and you will get the balance amount. Take the money and count it, it is Rs. 280/ Thank you, sir.
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