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An older couple recount a life-changing holiday.

MADELEINE: Oh my goodness…Delhi, Calcutta, the Taj Mahal—quite unforgettable.

JIM: And the elephants.

MADELEINE: Hmm?

JIM: The elephants.

MADELEINE: Oh, the elephants! Oh my goodness, yes, the elephants! I shall never, ever forget that experience. Oh yes, it makes me excited just to think about it. There we both were, on our elephants, just sort of gliding across the jungle.

JIM: Elephant.

MADELEINE: Hmmm?

JIM: Elephant. You said elephants.

MADELEINE: Yes well, there were two.

JIM: Yes, but we were riding on the same one.

MADELEINE: Hmm? Really? Oh yes, I suppose in a way we were. In a way. That’s right, you were riding towards the back and I was on the shoulders. Leading the way, so to speak.

JIM: We were side by side. You were looking one way. I was facing the other. You nearly fell off.

MADELEINE: Well yes, I suppose so. In a way. But it was really quite delightful. A truly unforgettable experience.