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Question
Were the boys saving money to go to the States? How do you know?
Solution
No, the boys did not save the money to go to States. The boys themselves admit that they have other plans.
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Para 19
neighbour Makalu, unexplored and
unclimbed. Far away across the clouds,
the great bulk of Kanchenjunga loomed
on the horizon. To the west, we could
see the great unexplored ranges of Nepal
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