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Black, Yellow, and Shades of White
Passing me the change he owed me, the taxi driver smiled as he said, "Janglala aag laglyavar sukhya barobar oley pan jaltey." Hearing him use the Marathi proverb I broke into a smile as I prepared to open the door to step out of his taxi. Translated from the Marathi it reads, "Once the jungle catches fire, even the wet burns away with the dry." I opened the rear door, thanked him and got out

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