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| | Life in Kokand on the Eve of the Third Millennium |
 | | For example, the average school teacher earns between 10,000 and 15,000 so'm in a month.(12) Salaries of teachers in institutes and universities are about half that; as a result, many supplement their income by taking bribes from students. |
 | | For those who cannot afford the price of a stall at one of the numerous bazaars in town, there is always the option of setting up a roadside table to display wares such as cigarettes, sunflower seeds, chocolate, bubble gum and qurut (dried yogurt balls). |
 | | Whether it's Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, the Spice Girls or Backstreet Boys, the English language is in the process of conquering the music market of the young. |
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