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Night of the Camel
Colonel Humberto Hurtado followed his Indian guide up the steep mountain trail, gasping for breath in the thin air, his eyes fixed on the rocky ground that rose inexorably in front of him. After what seemed like an eternity the guide stopped, and Hurtado, his face locked into a mask of effort and pain, almost ran into him. "We rest here," said the guide, his first words since dawn. Hurtado noticed that they were on a rare patch of level ground, and then he realized with relief that they had...