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'We Are Trying to Save Your Livs!'

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  The next day we rode from Sindh into Punjab, and the police changed into big Punjabi guards.  They wore ‘PUNJABI ELITE FORCE’ T-shirts with the ‘No Fear’ logo on the back.     They went fast, and for very long periods of time.  They relayed each other, so the handovers were rolling, and we still didn’t get to stop.  The driving was manic and very unsafe.  Being behind the police cars was definitely far worse that not being anywhere near one, security threat or not.  I lost the wallet.  I left the zip on the tankbag open, and it must have fallen out on the road.  It contained Adam’s driver’s licence, 130 quid in Rupees, and 100 quid in dollars.  Funnily enough, I wasn’t that popular that day. The Uruguayans were great, and paid for everything for us all day.  They even bought us ice creams.    Suddenly, the police truck in front swerved, causing the Uruguayans to emergency brake.  The police off...