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A reminder from the auto-rickshaw driver

To the left is the meter, and below it is the legal fine print about fares. Neither seemed to have much effect on what the driver tried to charge. Although I never mastered the perfect balance of firmness and friendliness that smoothed negotiations, I learned to love the high obtained from that unique blend of 2-stroke fumes and unadulturated fear, perhaps best experienced while barreling down MG Road in the back of one of these overgrown, motorized tricycles.

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