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reached at the famous beach of Karachi at about 9a.m. having deposited our
belongings under a tree. We put on our swimming trunks. Our leader gave us some
advice about swimming and on rescuing a person from being drowned. Then we
jumped into the sea.
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e swam about for a longtime when we were tired of swimming. We
decided to play -'pillow-fighting' for a change. There were a few rubbers
pillows with the party. We used these for the game. We divided ourselves into
two groups, half of us played as 'horses' and the other half, as fighters. The
'horses' and the 'fighters' exchanged places after short periods of play. The
'fighter' hit each other with their pillows. Often a 'fighter' would fall off
his 'horse and sometimes a 'horse' divided bringing his fighter down for a
surprise dip. This fun continued for a long time. In the end, when we were too
tired to play or swim any more, we made for the shore.
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We unpacked the food we had brought with us. We had no plates to
serve the food on. A few pieces of paper in which the food had been packed
served instead. Baskets full of bread and fruits were emptied in no time. The
few crates of aerated water that we had' were consumed at the same time. After
the meal, we lay down on the sand for a rest. Some slept while others sang
songs or listened in to their transistorized radio sets.
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After a short rest, we got up once again. Some jumped back into
the sea for another spell of swimming and playing games, while others walked
bare-footed on the cool sandy beach. A few took their fishing rods to catch
some fish, while some more adventurous one hired' a boat form the fishermen
there, and went rowing in it.
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We had with us a few inflated rubber tubes. These kept some of us
afloat without much effort. It is significant that we used these tubes only in
the evening in the morning we were too fresh to need them.
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Dusk was fast approaching, when we left the sea , dressed
ourselves, and headed for home.
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