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Sorcery, Sunsets, Corpses, and Whores
What was our man doing twelve hundred miles up the Congo River, in the dark heart of the most corrupt country on earth? And what happened to him?
April
1
1996
JOHN TAYLOR
Sorcery, Sunsets, Corpses, and Whores
JOHN TAYLOR
April
1
1996
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Sorcery, Sunsets, Corpses, and Whores
What was our man doing twelve hundred miles up the Congo River, in the dark heart of the most corrupt country on earth? And what happened to him?
April
1
1996
JOHN TAYLOR
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