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Re-order Paragraphs

PTE · Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into a logical order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. Thanks to this seasonal cycle, even kings in the middle of a desert could enjoy chilled drinks in the heat of July.
  2. Workers then cut the ice into blocks and packed them deep inside the insulated chambers below ground.
  3. During the cold winter nights, water was channelled into shallow pools beside these domes, where it froze into thick sheets.
  4. They built enormous domed structures of mud brick known as yakhchals, whose thick walls kept the interior remarkably cool.
  5. Long before refrigeration existed, Persian engineers devised an ingenious way to store ice through the scorching desert summer.

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