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Question
Had the beggar come to Rukku Manni’s house for the first time? Give reasons for your answer.
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Solution
No, the beggar had not come to Rukku Manni's house for the first time. When the beggar arrived, she asked Ravi to send him away. The beggar, she said, had been coming to their house daily the week before. She said it was time he found another house to beg from.
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