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In the middle of nowhere that is somewhere  
   

In the middle of nowhere that is somewhere

I left the National Highway between Orchaa and Bundi to grab some street food 'nashta' (breakfast) of poha (a rice based snack) and cachura (a stuffed fried pastry). The guy who ran this trolley-based business offered me chai and of course we did some photographs for posterity. At the end he refused to take any money and insisted that I stop by on my next trip through. Unexpected kindness... and there he is every day meanwhile and probably next time I will find him (if I can remember which turn off it was).
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