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Question
Describe the pathetic condition of Pi in the middle of the ocean.
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Solution
Pi was alone and orphaned. He was drifting in the middle of pacific ocean hanging on to the oar. An adult tiger was in front of him. Sharks were beneath his boat. A storm was raging about him.
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