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« - Hello, says Doudou, what are you drawing?
- I'm learning to draw Buddha, answers the little boy. When I'm older, I will paint gigantic tankas, like my dad does !
- It’s weird, says Doudou, in our country, we sit down on a chair and we lean on a table to draw. Here, you sit down on the ground, with crossed legs, and put the table on your legs.
- It may seems weird to you, but it's very practical, answers the little boy. I can not draw very well yet, but look at my dad's work, he has almost completed this new tanka for the monastery... »
 

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