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The thirty-first chapter: The paraphernalia of the camp, including the horses, were brought down. The horses, with their nostrils flaring, were sniffing the ground, their bodies swaying. ||112|| They were rolling on the ground, covered with the pollen of lotuses, near the lakes. The horses were slowly shaking their bodies, wanting to get rid of the dust. ||113|| The pollen of lotuses, carried by the wind, was floating in the air, creating a beautiful canopy, as if it were a specially made tent for the horses. ||114|| The horses, seeing the earth covered in dust, were disgusted and quickly entered the lakes. ||115|| The horses, having entered the water filled with lotus pollen, had their body paint washed away, but they regained their color from the pollen of the lotuses. ||116|| The horses, having bathed in the lakes and quenched their thirst, were standing in the large tents, their eyes half-closed. ||117|| The elephants of King Bharat, with their tall bodies, were housed in the groves of coconut and palm trees, which were very suitable for them. ||118|| The forest floor, uneven due to the fallen coconuts, was made suitable for the elephants by removing the coconuts from one side. ||119|| The elephants, who were very thirsty and were showing their fatigue by spraying water from their trunks, were taken to the lakes by their mahouts to drink water. ||120|| The mahouts took the elephants, who were showing fatigue from their slow walk, to the lakes to bathe. ||121||