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6 a.m. on Mount Kilimanjaro

By Maggie Downs · Off Assignment · February 2024

6 a.m. on Mount Kilimanjaro

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"“6 a.m. on Mount Kilimanjaro is dry, mirthless cold, the tromp of boots on scree, and unraveling hallucinations.”"

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