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s I stepped down from the train
compartment I could smell all types of scents from different corners of the
platform. The returning passengers sped through the trodden path to get to the
exit gate. There were almost a hundred stripped children running around begging
for alms. Some of them climbed the coaches and started sweeping around in the
hope of finding any left behind treasure. AC coaches were the most prized ones as
normally one could find some money or at least a few left behind boxes of food.
As I picked up my bags and arranged them on top of one another, I could see I was
being left behind by the others who had already made it out of the exit gates.
I quickened my pace and in no time was behind a haggling couple who were
arguing whether to catch the bus home or take a taxi. Poor man had to relent to
the tantrums of the imposing women in the end and ended up paying a fortune to
the robbers who were waiting outside just for this opportunity.
