literature commentator: SEISMIC SHOCK IN CATMANDU (Satis Shroff)

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literature commentator: SEISMIC SHOCK IN CATMANDU (Satis Shroff): EARTHQUAKE DEVASTATES EVEREST COUNTRY (Satis Shroff) The birds are flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Bas...

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