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On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.

Tahir Shah

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Tahir Shah
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: November 16
Author
Comedian
Explorer
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Journey
Trust
Team
Nothing
Hard
Important
Jungle

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