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Varanasi

Breakfast is required. Slept in police station last night. Roti and Aloo Gobi – Chappati and fried cauliflower and potato. India republic day today. The police had a little ceremony putting the flag up, then ate loads of jelebi (gooey sweets). I cycled to Varanasi. Whilst getting there was too busy thinking about how great [...]
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Breaking Point

I was cycling through Bombay traffic about 15 minutes ago and suddenly snap- there goes my front derailleur cable frayed into a throng of discombobulated threads. It makes me reminisce of the gradual process of wear and weakening that lead to the point of fracture. The bike, somewhere down in my instincts begins to take [...]
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