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Question
How did Jhumpa make out the fried fish? Can you guess the names of certain things only by their smell, without seeing or tasting them? What are these things?
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Solution
Jhumpa made out the fried fish by its smell. Yes, I can guess many things only by their smell. For example; I can guess fish, omlette, samosa, pakodi, etc. by their smell.
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