In this podcast, the story "The Blue Rafflesia" is discussed, focusing on the rare or imaginary blue rapalitia plant. The team, including Professor Vita Jarcha, Joanne Toh, Raj Rohit, Gomej, Bokshi, Patnaik, and Geoinformatics professional Phubash, plan to capture the first blood of Malaysia in the remote area of North Sentinel Island. The Sentinelese tribe, hostile to the civilized people, have been known to attack foreigners, leading to their death.
After independence, India has tried to upgrade the lifestyle of these tribes, but only one or two have converted. The interplanning of the journey begins in Andaman and continues to South Andaman and Tamukli Island. The team is led by Mr. Prashan Das, who provides a special vehicle with advanced weapons, surveillance systems, and a drone. The vehicle can carry 12 people, six of which can easily accommodate.
The team also has a bathroom, but they must avoid coming out of the vehicle while in the jungles of North Central Island. The vehicle can withstand bullets and tribesmen attached with bows and arrows.
The team's objective is to avoid being killed by the simple bow and arrow attacks from the Sentinelese tribe, as they are mixed with a life-threatening poison at the tip of the arrow. The vehicle can withstand bullets and tribesmen attached with either bow and arrow or spades.
In conclusion, the Blue Rafflesia story highlights the challenges faced by scientists and tribes in capturing the rare and mysterious Blue Rafflesia plant.
Transcript of the Podcast :
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Hello and welcome to yet another podcast of I Tell Differently newsletter.
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So today I want to finish the part 22 of my story, The Blue Rafflesia.
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as all of you that the blue rapalitia story of a rare or i think imaginary
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rapalitia plant which is blue in color actually rapalitias are originally red in
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color but here they are blue in color and they are known or they are they thought
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to be very rare or
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Most of the scientists thought that it is a completely imaginary concept.
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However, due to some images of blue rafrasia, we all started to believe that blue rafrasia is in real.
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It is available in real.
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So that is why
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Our team, that means the team and the story, Professor Vita Jarcha, scientist.
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Then Joanne Toh, his student, Raj Rohit and Gomej from Calcutta.
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And also Bokshi and another person from Bokshi and Patnaik from Orisha.
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And Phubash,
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the famous Geoinformatics professional,
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they all converge into a secret chamber of Professor Bhattacharya.
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And they are planning a journey to the first place,
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to the place where this blood of Malaysia has been captured for the first time.
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And that is in the very remote area of North Sentinel Island.
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And this island is covered by Sentinelese tribe who were totally hostile with the civilized people.
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There are few but dreaded examples where the people from outside world tried to contact with them
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But ultimately they have died due to their bow and arrow attack or spirit attack or
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many other attacks they do.
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They do not like foreigners.
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But however,
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after the independence,
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India has truly and steadily tried to upgrade the lifestyle of those tribes.
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But they have majorly failed.
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Only one or two people from the tribe has converted.
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So, that is what I have to tell.
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Now, what happened in the case of Blue Lafrescia Part 22?
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The interplanning of the journey,
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how it will begin in Andaman,
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how it will begin from Calcutta,
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was planned and discussed with the team member by Professor Vattachaj.
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So, let us begin from that point.
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After you all reach Andaman, come to South Andaman and from there to Tamukli Island.
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This island is also covered with forest.
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However, you all will arrange by yourself to come to the forest rest house of Tamukli.
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That was they have to all make their own arrangement to come to the Tamukli guest house.
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You will all meet
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just like any other ordinary tourist who has never seen each other.
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At the FRH, someone known as Mr. Prashan Das will come to meet you and ask for the password.
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This password will be, don't know.
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Okay.
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Once you are accustomed to Mr. Prashan, he will lead one group at a time to a special vehicle.
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These vehicles will look like a van that is hired by carrying tourists.
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So this vehicle,
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this special vehicle,
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would look just like a common van that is generally being hired by a group of tourists.
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but its inside will be quite different.
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The vehicle will have everything you require for a scientific expedition,
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including a radiation detection kit,
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an infrared camera,
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a motion sensor,
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etc.
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It will also carry advanced weapons and a surveillance system,
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which Bhakshi and Patanag need to take charge.
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Puvash, you will have all the required instruments you need,
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along with the drone also.
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So carry only those which are special to you from Calcutta.
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Now,
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next,
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Raj,
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Rahit and Dr.
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Gomej,
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you will have a full internet connection in that car,
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but not through your phones because it can be easily detected.
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So instead, it will be provided by special Wi-Fi devices suspended in the sky by a small hot air balloon.
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Because phones can make us detectable, so we must take special coverage for that phone.
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After then, Professor continued with his talk.
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This vehicle can carry 12 people, so six can easily accommodate there.
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There will be bathroom also,
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so our objective is we will avoid coming out of the vehicle while we are in the jungle.
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Of north central island.
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Okay.
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So.
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Whatever next.
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This vehicle.
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Can carry 12 people.
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So we can 6.
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So we 6 can easily accommodate there.
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There will be.
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Bathrooms also.
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So our objective ease.
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We will avoid coming out.
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of the vehicle while we were in the jungles of North Central Island.
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Because if we come out from the car,
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then the external agencies,
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including Indian intelligence,
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can support us.
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And there is a high chance of us being killed by the simple bow and arrow of North Central Island.
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Because they are mixed with a very life-threatening poison at the tip of the arrow.
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But what about the attacks from the scientist tribe?
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Ask Janta.
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Don't worry about that.
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The vehicle can withstand bullets and the tribesmen attached with either bow and arrow or spades.
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So whoever is throwing the bows or throwing the spades can easily be identified.
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So don't worry.
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Okay.
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But what about the sophisticated weapons?
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If there is some
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other team following our targets.
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You know whom I am referring to?
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We've heard Raj towards Professor.
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He was referring to that mad scientist, mad professor.
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They meet in the Shimdipal National Forest where that person is trying to make a
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cure of third stage cancer.
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Right?
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So their brief interaction, we all know.
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So Raj was only skeptical that whether he can attack also.
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And he, as a very rich person, he can have sophisticated weapons.
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Yes, I know, this vehicle can withstand those attacks also.
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Only if if bombs or torpedoes or missiles were thrown at us, we would be in danger.
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But those will also attract Polish and Amir, which can easily arrest them, kill them.
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So I think they will not use them to stop us from going to our destiny.
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Okay.
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Yes, that's also correct.
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Second at Comanche.
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Any more query?
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Professor looked at everyone and finished his speech.
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with the following words.
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Please, don't divulge anything outside.
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It will not only affect us,
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but also a great discovery that has the potential of changing the international
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status of our motherland.
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This emphasizes the importance of confidentiality as sharing sensitive information
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could jeopardize the individuals involved and a significant breakthrough that would
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enhance their country's global standing.
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Protecting this knowledge is crucial for ensuring its successful development and potential impacts.
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Don't worry, Professor, we all know that.
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All other members of the room shouted an affirmation.
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Okay then, we dislodge for today and follow our plan to reach the Great Antama.
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Goodbye everybody.
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Professor shook hands with every member of the team.
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He was smiling on the outside, but his inner person was not very confident.
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He knew that not only the mad professor of Shimlipal National Park,
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Raj was talking about,
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but various other international hands
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may also be after this discovery.
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That means they are all thinking that there may be some other international hands,
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because it's a big thing.
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If we can identify the blue of Patricia,
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we can identify great sorts of radium,
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uranium,
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sorry,
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and we can convert those uranium into atomic energy
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to run our power plan, to run our industries and many other issues, right?
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So that is why the government has entrusted him and all the two top-level law officers for this work.
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This expectation will be made in complete secrecy.
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Even the cabinet ministers have no information about this.
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Only the professor and his team of trusted lieutenants and those two senior
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officers have complete knowledge about the wage.
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So this selective sharing information assure or ensure that only those with a
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critical role in the mission
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are aware of its details, thereby minimizing the risk of leaks or external interference.
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Such confidentiality is essential for maintaining operational scrutiny,
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security,
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and achieving the mission's objectives.
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Hello Raj, hello Rahit, all set for the journey on seeing Raj and Rahit at the airport.
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Dr. Komei smiled and approached them.
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Pleased to see his friends ready for their adventure.
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He will felt wave of experiment as they prepared to embark on their trip together.
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Yes sir, you are ready.
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Have you bought your famous food carrier?
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I think we all need them in Andamans.
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Otherwise we will have to eat seafood only.
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As you know,
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Dr. Gummidge, I do not like them.
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I do not like them.
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With a bright smile, Rohit replied.
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His cheerful demeanor suggested that he was eager for the adventure ahead.
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Despite his aversion to seafood,
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His cheerful demeanor suggested that he was eager for the adventure ahead.
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Rohit's light-heartedness indicated that he was prepared to embrace the journey,
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regardless of the culinary challenges it might present.
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I will support Rohit here.
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I am also not very fond of seafood.
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Don't worry, fellows.
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My wife has packed it with a multi-vision, which is enough to continue.
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for at least 15 days.
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We will have to boil it in the microbes.
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That's all.
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My brother-in-law has bought many such plates from Vietnam.
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Some plates are rich, some have prawn, some other have chicken.
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You will find eagles.
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Each plate has rice and some boiled potatoes also.
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So all are stored in a tight package, yet tight package, and sold separately.
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They're all compressed and packed.
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You have to open the package and boil them.
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These therapies are very common.
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Okay.
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So,
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their compressed packaging allows for easy storage and preparation,
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making them popular among those seeking quick and flavorable diseases.
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Right?
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Astonished by what you were saying,
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Dr.
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Komi,
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Rohit was really surprised and started looking for such plates in the search engine.
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Let us move ahead.
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We have to do our security and check-in timely.
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If we miss the flight, then we have to follow a lot of protocol.
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And I do not want to do that.
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A smiling Raj encouraged his fellow passengers to walk towards the intricate of the airport.
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Raja, his and Dr. Comech had got their seats at the second row of the plane, 2A, 2B, 2C.
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But from the moment they have embarked into the plane, someone at 12D is continuously observing them.
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And he is also calling someone to inform them about their activities.
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So that's all for part 22.
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And we'll again meet at part 23.
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Thank you and see you next week.
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