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first part of a journey to the heart of

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the mother of karaibes

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name and vocateur for two sailboats

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chartered by the Ushuaïa Foundation

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welcoming 12 teenagers on board

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15-year-old captain in the footsteps of

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Christopher Columbus leaving for

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distant islands jewels set in a

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first infinity emerald glass

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stopover in the Windward Islands

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Saint Vincent whose symbol is a

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parrot

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we are in the last zones

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cultivated or breadfruit bananas and

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there we are going to advance into the forest which is

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the initial tropical forest and which is

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still undisturbed and where the

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parrots after a day on the sidelines

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in the forest the emotion is at the

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meet the distant flight of its

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unique birds in the world is a spectacle

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unforgettable when you come from

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Brittany from the Paris suburbs or

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even from Martinique

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great

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look

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as an explorer worthy of the name, teenagers

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resume their tired route but

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eager to always drink and

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still of this celebration which offers them without

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never tire of the world of nature

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too absent from their daily life

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with the salty taste of freedom the sea

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according to his whim takes away the

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charming teenage matchmakers

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for a meeting with Venezuela

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located southwest of Grenade Island

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of Cubagua illustrates the astonishing diversity

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ecosystems in this region of

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Antilles or lush forest and

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arid airs rub shoulders without ever

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yet meet

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Julien and his traveling companions

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drip from the fruits a suspect of

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cactus with a strong reputation

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unsympathetic because whatever its

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variations nature offers to whom it is

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understand her and look at her secrets

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who make this universe the first

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hostile look an accomplice with whom

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man can compose

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and the sailors washed up on its shores

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probably didn't know the laws

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natural resources that govern this part of the

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world subjected to merciless influence

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devastating cyclones

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like a ghost abandoned this ordeal

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from another time mystery invitation

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offers whoever wants to explore it something

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satisfy the greatest of curiosities

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nature in all its virginity has

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dazzled by another land

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become aware of one's fragility

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approach the flora and fauna to

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marvel before becoming too much

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great is undoubtedly launching a

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buoy to its natural paradises sends

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of extinction

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on sea the life of a sailboat I bring

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interrupts him from watching and because

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share with the mermaids

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omens of unforgettable encounters

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unshakeable memories for those who

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met the dolphins

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with a bit of imagination from the top of

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his 12 year old Julien was waiting for them

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a weight if there is air in the

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hood so it doesn't float it works

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well yeah it works we tried that

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walking

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on the coasts of the island of tortoisega

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point exceeds the horizon its approach

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easy to anchor sailboats

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without hindrance the exploration is therefore

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possible

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on the island the simplicity of a life of

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fishermen who are born and die without

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never really leave for the continent

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but it is the continent that comes to it

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in all its horror without any other form

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trial he is condemned to receive the

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unforgettable memory of civilization

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we are here otherwise I will be able to we will

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to direct oneself

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in the archipelago

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so we will leave before daybreak

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after four weeks of navigation

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the Los Roquette archipelago

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island of strange and varied universes

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ranging from the mangroves to the

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enchanting lagoon is finally reached

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which hangs in the water like that they

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allow a quantity of fauna to

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live there are lots of small animals

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and algae growing along the

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roots and an entire ecosystem

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extremely rich which allows very

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many fish live and that makes

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a kind of nursery for fish

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the spectacle of these beauties

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explanations of a scientist are

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so many gateways to consciousness

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of his teenagers hope for the news

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generation who will perhaps one day be

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apostles of this nature

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St. Vincent La Tortuga Cuba

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so many sounds of images and smells

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which will resonate for a long time in their

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memory of adolescents far from

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suburbs of cities and countryside

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sea opened their eyes to

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new horizons

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they tried the sailor's life

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tasting with the same pleasure these

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requirements and freedoms much more than

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simple spectators with cameras on their shoulders

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head full of images in real life

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reporters they testified to what

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must be shown to the world before

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this one doesn't forget

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in the distance the South American continent

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promising further discoveries

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images and other bottles thrown at

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the sea

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between mother and mountains bordered by

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Caribbean Islands 3 million inhabitants

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people Caracas gigantic capital of

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Venezuela and new stage of a long

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journey for the 12 teenagers of the

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Ushuaia

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stranger from the oceans they sailed

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four weeks of discovery

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of the Antilles according to the ocean moods

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on sunny evenings or nights of

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storm teens tasted the

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profession of sailors between watch watch

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and logbooks

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on the road los rockets Cuba glory

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La Tortuga so many evocative names

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unusual images on each of these

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islands to take as souvenirs by

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young cameras lead before they go

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finally set foot on Venezuelan soil and make

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of their journey a real expedition

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ocean of glass the Venezuelan forest

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opens its first treasures in the

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region of souqueray the adventurers

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sink into the deepest

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caves never discovered in Venezuela

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came from the depths the echoes of

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distant plam collide

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tirelessly against the gigantic

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stalactites which adorn the parish and

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cave ceiling

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a hundred still light no

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the small group does not take long to find

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those responsible

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living by the thousands in these places

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guaccharose only supports the most

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great darkness with very murders

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close to those of bats

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mythical birds have not finished

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to impress young cavers

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meeting the forest of light

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heart of a natural park located

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hours drive from Caracas to Rancho

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it is here that in 1933 Paris insane a

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French was built a hotel in

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full virgin forest fiercely opposed

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to the project nature regained its rights

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preferring to accommodate in the building

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a biological observation station and

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why not on occasion a few

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budding scientists from the horizon

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distant

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divided into two groups adolescents

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continue their introduction to the forest

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Venezuelan very concerned about

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understand they listen attentively

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the explanations of the guide and

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scientist who accompanies them

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like that it can be as good as 50 or

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because lianas have no

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hard wood like trees to gain weight

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finally to stand up

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abruptly interrupted the presentation that of

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room for the whim of nature

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presents an opportunity for

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teenagers to learn to observe well

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their environment nature indeed

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for whoever it is watching it becomes

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often a very useful friend

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with a serious taste for independence

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Julien, 12 years old, went to meet

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birds that inhabit the forest

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with whom he expresses himself in English or

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on its jewels of color which rocks

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their field the mountain of maracailles

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in the morning mists the forest grew

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awakened in the distance seeming to emerge from

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strange pink cries everywhere and

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bewitching have invaded the imagination of

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children the long complaint of the saints

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howlers call for discovery

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teenagers nor do they resist

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will spend the night in the company of the

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forest of its inhabitants and its

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mysteries

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the afternoon is coming to an end the little

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group sets up camp determined to

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walk further in discovery

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we'll see this evening

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the breath of freedom sweeps away the germs

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of the magic fear of childhood that does not

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doubts nothing or almost because she has

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nightfall some apprehensions

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arise

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but your mosquito net is closed or

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what it was closed it was not

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closed

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the pain of a few bites

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tropical weather fades quickly when

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suddenly in the trees the spectacle of

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holy howlers are visible

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amazed by the children

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They are there ignorant of these faces which

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tend towards the sky and wander from

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microse and camera which desperately

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tries to take away a little charm from

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this Venezuelan forest before

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go back to the other side of the oceans

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the road that takes them is long

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will bring back to everyday life and

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how far away this suburb seems

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from Athis-Mons or his party one fine morning

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5 of the 12 teenagers in their sharing

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film or photos are there to bear witness to

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which seems a bit like a dream

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the plane that tears itself from the earth

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South American, these are the memories that

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already invade the head because the most

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beautiful pictures are not in the

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reels are the films but in

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the eyes of children prove an alterable

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that there is a reason for them to

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beat the earth

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