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18.01.2001 – Thursday 18 January – Pahar Ganj

• I went to Malaysian Airlines again, and am now waitlisted for Sunday and Wednesday, and still optimistic. Besides, one of the women there is really cute. I then did some washing (in ice-cold water) and even washed me, which was even colder. I bought a copy of “Trains at a Glance”, the comprehensive guide to all trains across India, and managed to book a ticket to and from Allahabad – which is a pretty mean feat considering that they’re having the world’s largest gathering of people there. It cost me 480 rupees. I emailed Ric, Sarah and Joneses.

8pm

• I headed down to New Delhi Station.

9:15pm

• The train should have arrived.

2am

• The train did arrive, and we headed off for Allahabad.

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