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Question
Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization.
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Solution
It is one of the mainstays of civilization in the UK, Australia, Eire, and New Zealand.
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Para 19
neighbour Makalu, unexplored and
unclimbed. Far away across the clouds,
the great bulk of Kanchenjunga loomed
on the horizon. To the west, we could
see the great unexplored ranges of Nepal
stretching off into the distance.
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which had been made famous by the
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1920’s and 1930’s. After ten minutes,
I realized that I was becoming rather
clumsy-fingered and slow-moving. So I
quickly replaced my oxygen set
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