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around his neck and Kim is forcibly separated from the Lama. The Lama insists that Kim should comply
with the chaplain's plan because he believes it is in Kim's best interests and the boy is sent to a top
English school in Lucknow. The Lama funds Kim's education and Kim remains in contact with this Holy
Man he has come to love throughout his years at school. Kim also retains contact with his secret service
connections and is trained in espionage while on vacation from school by Lurgan Sahib, at his jewellery
shop in Simla. As part of his training, Kim looks at a tray full of mixed objects and notes which have been
added or taken away, a pastime still called Kim's Game, also called the Jewel Game.
After three years of schooling, Kim is given a government appointment so that he can begin his
role in the Great Game. Before this appointment begins however, he is granted time to take a much-
deserved break
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