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 As they crossed the atrium to Pizzeria Uno Anna said uncertainly, тАЬDo you eat pizza where you come
from?тАЭ

The younger man smiled. тАЬNo. But in Nepal I have eaten pizza in teahouses.тАЭ

тАЬAre you vegetarian?тАЭ

тАЬNo. Tibetan Buddhism has never been vegetarian. There were not enough vegetables.тАЭ

тАЬSo you are Tibetans! But I thought you said you were an island nation?тАЭ

тАЬWe are. But originally we came from Tibet. The old ones, like Rudra Cakrin here, left when the
Chinese took over. The rest of us were born in India, or on Khembalung itself.тАЭ

тАЬI see.тАЭ

They entered the restaurant, where big booths were walled by high wooden partitions. The three of them
sat in one, Anna across from the two men.

тАЬI am Drepung,тАЭ the young man said, тАЬand the rimpoche here, our ambassador to America, is Gyatso
Sonam Rudra Cakrin.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩm Anna Quibler,тАЭ Anna said, and shook hands with each of them. The menтАЩs hands were heavily
callused.

Their waitress appeared. She did not appear to notice the unusual garb of the men, but took their orders
with sublime indifference. After a quick muttered consultation, Drepung asked Anna for suggestions, and
in the end they ordered a combination pizza with everything on it.

Anna sipped her water. тАЬTell me more about Khembalung, and about your new embassy.тАЭ

Drepung nodded. тАЬI wish Rudra Cakrin himself could tell you, but he is still taking his English lessons,
IтАЩm afraid. Apparently they are going very badly. In any case, you know that China invaded Tibet in
1950, and that the Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959?тАЭ

тАЬYes, that sounds familiar.тАЭ

тАЬYes. And during those years, and ever since then too, many Tibetans have moved to India to get away
from the Chinese, and closer to the Dalai Lama. India took us in very hospitably, but when the Chinese
and Indian governments had their disagreement over their border in 1960, the situation became very
awkward for India. They were already in a bad way with Pakistan, and a serious controversy with China
would have beenтАжтАЭ He searched for the word, waggling a hand.

тАЬToo much?тАЭ Anna suggested.

тАЬYes. Much too much. So, the support India had been giving to the Tibetans in exileтАФтАЭ

Rudra Cakrin made a little hiss.