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Note to the Reader For the reader’s convenience, all Tibetan and Hindi words that appear in this book have been transcribed phonetically into English. With the exception of place-names, personal names, and words such as bazaar that are commonly used in English, all Tibetan and Hindi words appear in italics. All translations from Tibetan and Hindi are the author’s. xv This page intentionally left blank ...

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