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We all agreed to have the twins come with us. Mom’s still at our room and I went upstairs to come collect her. She had a slight fever and adjured us to go without her. I crossed my heart that I would behave rationally as I do most of the time. I waved her and Kit goodbye and pined her that she would present me the clean bill of health once we get back.
The blazing heat on the rainforest section was insurmountable. We could feel the blistering heat permeating inside the airconditioned car.
I ensconced myself beside the driver to have a superior view of the whole trip. Monkeys were swinging from tree to tree through vines and dragonflies were droning through air.
I can hear the shuttering of camera from behind me, which Evans was too engrossed in capturing money shots. He also works part-time at a start-up business that principally focuses on saving the environment. It pays a little but for Evans, it’s a job where he invests most of his blood, sw
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