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Mawlamyine (Mawlamyaing, Moulmein), view to city and sea from terrace of Kyaik Than Lan (Kyaikthanlan) Paya pagoda, (from Rudyard Kipling poem), Mon State, Myanmar (Burma Stock Photo - Alamy
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Mawlamyine (Mawlamyaing, Moulmein), view to city and sea from terrace of Kyaik Than Lan (Kyaikthanlan) Paya pagoda, (from Rudyard Kipling poem), elevator tower, Mon State, Myanmar (Burma Stock Photo - Alamy
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