Explanation:
Manuscripts and books help us a lot in knowing about medieval India. Manuscripts contain information about the real and mythical events held. They help us to know about the script that was used in medieval period. These manuscripts are preserved in the libraries and museums of our country.
The t-shirt that they give only to people who finish is a big reason that so many people take up the challenging race.
This paraphrase presents the same information as in the sentence, but since it should be a bit more of a summary, it takes out the specific detail of how many people actually run the race, which can just be paraphrased into 'so many'.
In the story, "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin, Barton the pilot wanted to save Marilyn, the 18 year old girl who was considered an EDS stowaway. He most likely will not succeed because the mission he was carrying out would fail and ultimately kill a lot of people. The girl wanted to meet her brother and talk to him. The story shows events with restriction wherein a hero defies the restriction and tries to save the girl in the process, despite the negative feedback from the government pertaining a law to throw the girl off the ship. In the end, the girl accepted her fate, and after talking with her brother, she was ejected off the ship.