I envy the people living in Ladakh, I spoke to the villagers and said that you are lucky to live in paradise. Only in summer, said he. That struck hard... he was right, for, Ladakh would have been far too commercialized by now if not for a harsh winter (temperature hovering around - 20 degree Celsius or worse, rivers frozen, roads closed, snow all over the valley)
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