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 With so many people coming to the city of Varanasi to die, close to the Ganges, funerals are big business here, families go to great lengths to ensure their loved ones are cremated1 on the river bank, thus securing their eternal salvation2. At the main cremation3 area next to the river, Aber and I arranged to meet the D, a man who is said to have made a fortune controlling funerals here.Can i sit here?

Yeah, yeah, sure.
What an extraordinary place, can you tell us what is the job of the D?
Our job is to provide the flame for the funeral pile, our men assist in the burning of the bodies.
How many bodies are burned here?
We don't keep count, it can range from 20 to 100 bodies a day.
How do you decide how much to charge people for having their relative burned here?
There is no fixed4 price.

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1 cremated 6f0548dafbb2758e70c4b263a81aa7cf     
v.火葬，火化（尸体）( cremate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He wants to is cremated, not buried. 他要火葬，不要土葬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The bodies were cremated on the shore. 他们的尸体在海边火化了。 来自辞典例句
2 salvation nC2zC     
n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困
参考例句：
  • Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
  • Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。
3 cremation 4f4ab38aa2f2418460d3e3f6fb425ab6     
n.火葬，火化
参考例句：
  • Cremation is more common than burial in some countries. 在一些国家，火葬比土葬普遍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Garbage cremation can greatly reduce the occupancy of land. 垃圾焚烧可以大大减少占用土地。 来自互联网
4 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

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