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What type of trucks emerged from the white lake?
What type of trucks emerged from the white lake?
Blue trucks
Which town did the author reach by late afternoon?
Which town did the author reach by late afternoon?
Hor
What did Tsetan and the author suffer on the drive down from the salt lake?
What did Tsetan and the author suffer on the drive down from the salt lake?
Two punctures
Which mountain were they within striking distance of?
Which mountain were they within striking distance of?
What was the protagonist's assessment of their self-help programme on positive thinking?
What was the protagonist's assessment of their self-help programme on positive thinking?
Why was the pilgrimage trail described as well-trodden?
Why was the pilgrimage trail described as well-trodden?
Why was the kora seasonal?
Why was the kora seasonal?
What did Norbu gesture to the protagonist when he saw the book?
What did Norbu gesture to the protagonist when he saw the book?
What did the man say about the impact of the narrator passing away?
What did the man say about the impact of the narrator passing away?
Describe the appearance of Darchen after a good night's sleep.
Describe the appearance of Darchen after a good night's sleep.
What basic provisions could be found in the general stores of Darchen?
What basic provisions could be found in the general stores of Darchen?
Why was the narrator disappointed upon arriving in Darchen?
Why was the narrator disappointed upon arriving in Darchen?
How is the father feeling towards his son's actions in the poem?
How is the father feeling towards his son's actions in the poem?
What theme is portrayed in the poem regarding the relationship between the father and son?
What theme is portrayed in the poem regarding the relationship between the father and son?
How does the poet emphasize the father's desire for reconciliation in the poem?
How does the poet emphasize the father's desire for reconciliation in the poem?
What conflicting emotions are expressed by the father towards his son in the poem?
What conflicting emotions are expressed by the father towards his son in the poem?
