[H]ighways, dams and research laboratories have lost their primacy; cold cash—for pensions, doctors and hospitals—has taken over.

The part is not fragile, does not need benching to remove stair-stepping on curved surfaces and does not need post curing. It does not suffer from warp, sag or curl.

The people of the area were divided into the overlapping sovereignhood, and the British changed that when they arrived and when they left.

The next landmark was an apachita 'cairn', at the top of a steep scree. Each pilgrim carried a stone to the summit, spat on it, and threw it on to the cairn — the purpose being, I was told, to relieve the soul of its sins […]