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Sentence 99

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Next time I bite into an #alphonso mango I am going to remind myself the nameless labourers who toil to give us a taste of the sweetest fruits on earth.

 After
Next time I bite into an #alphonso mango, I am going to mentally thank the 'aam aadmi' who ensures these sweet fruits reach me.

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The article was about security guards who guard mangoes, not labourers who toil in the farm.
nameless labourers doesn't make much sense  since factually, labourers do have names. 
sweetest fruits is a superlative. not suitable since it is not proven that mango is the sweetest.
'aam aadmi' is a pun on mango, so used that.

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