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प्रश्न
Describe the pathetic condition of Pi in the middle of the ocean.
उत्तर
Pi was alone and orphaned. He was drifting in the middle of pacific ocean hanging on to the oar. An adult tiger was in front of him. Sharks were beneath his boat. A storm was raging about him.
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