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flows like lassi Page 11 Those who can’t get it at the hotels rely on illegal dealers and moonshine hustlers. Even Christians authorised to sell to their own communities are getting in on the act. “We charge more when we sell it illegally,” said a liquor agent asking not to be named. Such are the contradictions of living in an “Islamic Republic”. |