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Making the Best of an Awful Situation

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JD Breen
Sep 13, 2001
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 12, 2001

After a series of fitful, intermittent, overnight naps, I awoke early this morning, knowing that yesterday’s pall would hang over today’s dawn.

But the sun did rise, and pulled me with it. I cleaned up, grabbed my small bag, met my co-workers, and headed to the airport. A couple hours later we left Sao Paulo on our

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