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I spent the rest of the way crisscrossing the road to avoid the Thingyan festivities. During thie festive season the Burmese line up outside their houses to splash passers by to share in the merriment. Obviously, not all of the people share in the enjoyment of getting doused by water of questionable sources, most especially me. This technique of crossing the road to avoid the dousing is also done by the Burmese. I was, unfortunately, a witness to an accident where a girl was trying to cross the highway to avoid getting wet, instead she got hit by a speeding car. Fortunately, her companions were there and the quickly whisked the unconscious girl off to presumably a hospital.
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