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My Trip on the Ganges River

Dear Paul,

About 2 weeks ago I went on an exciting trip along the Ganges River. In
this letter I'll tell you all about it. It turns out that the Ganges has its
beginning in an ice cave 10,300 feet above sea level in the snow-covered
Himalayan Mountains of northern India. From there, the river flows towards the
southeast and goes through East Pakistan, for about 1,557 miles. Ganges River
then empties into the Bay of Bengal. Several tributary rivers, including the
Jumna, Rmganga, Gumti, Gogra, Son, and Kusi also add to the waters of the Ganges.

As I was going past the Bay of Bengal I noticed some people with severe
sicknesses and crippled bathing in the Ganges River. My guide told me that to
Indians, Ganges River is sacred and people believe that the touch of its water
will cure some diseases. I was shocked to find out that people even go to that
river to die in hope that they will go to paradise. I should point out that the
river is only sacred to......

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