Out of Captivity : Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle

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About the AuthorsMarc Gonsalves is a former member of the United StatesAir Force who worked as a civilian military contractor forfour years before the crash. He has a daughter, Destiney, andtwo stepsons, Cody and Joey. He lives in Connecticut.Keith Stansell is a former Marine in the United StatesMarine Corps. He lives with his daughter, Lauren, his sonKyle, his twins Keith Jr. and Nick, and his fiancée, Patricia,in Bradenton, Florida.Tom Howes has been a pilot working in the United Statesand South America for thirty-seven years. He currently liveswith his son, Tommy, in Merritt Island, Florida.Gary Brozek is a freelance writer. He lives in Evergreen,Colorado.Visit www.AuthorTracker.com for exclusive informationon your favorite HarperCollins author.
CreditsDesigned by Sunil ManchikantiJacket design by Richard AquanJacket photographs: helicopter by Newt Porter;journal by Marc Gonsalves;authors as FARC hostages by Ho New/Reuters Pictures
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OUTOFCAPTIVITYSurviving 1,967 Days
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ContentsAuthor’s NoteviSelected F
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Authors’ NoteThis story is not ov
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Selected FARC Guerrillas 2003-2008T
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PROLOGUEA Place to CrashKEITH“Tha
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A Place to Crashxii“JIATF East, t
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A Place to Crashxv iFlorida; I didn
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xviiOUT OF CAPTIVITYTommy J and Tom
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Choices and Challenges3did not take
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Choices and Challenges5I’m no adr
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Choices and Challenges7back into Fa
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Choices and Challenges9I’d flown
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Choices and Challenges11with the fu
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Choices and Challenges13KEITHUp unt
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16 OUT OF CAPTIVITYon his skin colo
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18 OUT OF CAPTIVITYhis needs, I gue
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20 OUT OF CAPTIVITYTOMI couldn’t
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22 OUT OF CAPTIVITYlent of doing a
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Choices and Challenges25there was o
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Choices and Challenges27“¿Qué p
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Choices and Challenges29didn’t th
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Changes in Altitude31In spite of th
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Changes in Altitude33losing a paren
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Changes in Altitude35footwear for t
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Changes in Altitude37they still wou
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Changes in Altitude39ransom for fun
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Changes in Altitude41and then at So
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Changes in Altitude43words over and
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Changes in Altitude45blinded mule.
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Changes in Altitude47ing and drawin
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Changes in Altitude49it into my mou
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Changes in Altitude51prude, but the
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Changes in Altitude53we were back o
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Changes in Altitude55joined the FAR
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Changes in Altitude57an airplane, i
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Changes in Altitude59I saw a pair o
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¿Quién Sabe?61took Keith seriousl
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¿Quién Sabe?63Laden had Middle Ea
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¿Quién Sabe?65to type structure t
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¿Quién Sabe?67gotten pregnant, bu
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¿Quién Sabe?69Marc and I looked a
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¿Quién Sabe?71tortured, interroga
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¿Quién Sabe?73“The final detail
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¿Quién Sabe?75of water every day,
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¿Quién Sabe?77pole shelters the F
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¿Quién Sabe?79ings were run-down
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¿Quién Sabe?81We stopped a click
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The Transition83chamber a round in
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The Transition85promise of taking a
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The Transition87the FARC’s rules
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The Transition89“That’s a good
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The Transition91tioned drugs, Góme
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The Transition93knowing that if the
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The Transition95by cutting off the
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The Transition97there awhile, and t
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The Transition99this, but I was sti
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The Transition 101hectic, but a lot
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The Transition 103of those yes-we-d
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The Transition 105over wooden frame
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The Transition 107I wasn’t a big
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The Transition 109from the reality
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The Transition 111I’d run through
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The Transition 113journal and decid
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FIVESettling InApril 2003—June 20
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Settling In 117was divided into thr
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Settling In 119The skies didn’t s
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Settling In 121Marc and really take
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Settling In 123In truth, this argum
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Settling In 125meant to our egos, w
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Settling In 127given cigarettes, bu
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Settling In 129the tears started. M
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Settling In 133We did it knowing th
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136 OUT OF CAPTIVITYWith the introd
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138 OUT OF CAPTIVITYI wasn’t immu
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140 OUT OF CAPTIVITYtheir toll. It
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142 OUT OF CAPTIVITYprevious realit
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144 OUT OF CAPTIVITYthat he had lol
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146 OUT OF CAPTIVITYMilton and anot
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148 OUT OF CAPTIVITYproof of life.
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150 OUT OF CAPTIVITYOur commander i
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152 OUT OF CAPTIVITYWith Botero beh
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154 OUT OF CAPTIVITY“What do you
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156 OUT OF CAPTIVITYIn the end, spe
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158 OUT OF CAPTIVITYnecessary sacri
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160 OUT OF CAPTIVITYeleven-year-old
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162 OUT OF CAPTIVITYWhen we arrived
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164 OUT OF CAPTIVITYat high altitud
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166 OUT OF CAPTIVITYcould relate. K
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168 OUT OF CAPTIVITYwall, inside th
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170 OUT OF CAPTIVITYthat she not tr
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172 OUT OF CAPTIVITYand there was a
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174 OUT OF CAPTIVITYbut she seemed
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176 OUT OF CAPTIVITYrusso (Russian
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178 OUT OF CAPTIVITYKEITHBefore my
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180 OUT OF CAPTIVITYLater on, Marc
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182 OUT OF CAPTIVITYOf course, I wa
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184 OUT OF CAPTIVITYHe handed it to
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186 OUT OF CAPTIVITYsame. None of u
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188 OUT OF CAPTIVITYdoor and a tiny
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190 OUT OF CAPTIVITYperson’s beha
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192 OUT OF CAPTIVITYtance and sophi
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194 OUT OF CAPTIVITYof the FARC, Ch
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196 OUT OF CAPTIVITYseen in movies
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198 OUT OF CAPTIVITYloan it to me.
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200 OUT OF CAPTIVITYing for a book,
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202 OUT OF CAPTIVITY“I agree,”
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204 OUT OF CAPTIVITYthis piece of n
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Tom with his son, Tommy. From themo
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As true jungle rats, the FARC were
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The food serving area pictured here
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In all of the camps, cigarettes lik
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We were each givenwriting materials
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The folks at BAMC treated us incred
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Keith’s son, Kyle, went from bein
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Marc with his family: (left to righ
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206 OUT OF CAPTIVITYof images, but
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208 OUT OF CAPTIVITYThe FARC came i
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210 OUT OF CAPTIVITYmealtime and wa
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212 OUT OF CAPTIVITYa mesh bag of e
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214 OUT OF CAPTIVITYback over towar
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216 OUT OF CAPTIVITYwere relieved t
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218 OUT OF CAPTIVITYstood in stunne
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220 OUT OF CAPTIVITYthe jungle comm
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222 OUT OF CAPTIVITYKeith complaine
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224 OUT OF CAPTIVITYIn the end, lit
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226 OUT OF CAPTIVITYeracy. Like nea
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228 OUT OF CAPTIVITYOther people I
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NINERuin and RecoverySeptember 2004
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232 OUT OF CAPTIVITYa few kilometer
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234 OUT OF CAPTIVITYthere was some
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236 OUT OF CAPTIVITYof strength som
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238 OUT OF CAPTIVITYShortly after f
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240 OUT OF CAPTIVITYAs much as it s
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242 OUT OF CAPTIVITYwords. One nigh
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244 OUT OF CAPTIVITYFARC having a l
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246 OUT OF CAPTIVITYKeith and Tom s
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248 OUT OF CAPTIVITYas an antenna.
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250 OUT OF CAPTIVITYwere diabolical
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252 OUT OF CAPTIVITYcomrades were a
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254 OUT OF CAPTIVITYColombians had
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256 OUT OF CAPTIVITYof our presence
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258 OUT OF CAPTIVITYGrunts in every
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260 OUT OF CAPTIVITYin this place a
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262 OUT OF CAPTIVITYity. Roosevelt
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264 OUT OF CAPTIVITYone of them had
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266 OUT OF CAPTIVITYrelieve stress.
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268 OUT OF CAPTIVITYstart to finish
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270 OUT OF CAPTIVITYKeith said, and
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272 OUT OF CAPTIVITYKeith shrugged.
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274 OUT OF CAPTIVITYup. The FARC ha
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276 OUT OF CAPTIVITYHe pressed some
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278 OUT OF CAPTIVITYtheir superiors
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280 OUT OF CAPTIVITYbarbed wire and
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282 OUT OF CAPTIVITYknown for manuf
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284 OUT OF CAPTIVITY“If you are e
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286 OUT OF CAPTIVITYboard from a sc
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288 OUT OF CAPTIVITYknow the number
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290 OUT OF CAPTIVITYhim, we saw his
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292 OUT OF CAPTIVITYwas pretty tall
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294 OUT OF CAPTIVITYknew she’d ha
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296 OUT OF CAPTIVITYJust a few mont
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TWELVERunning on EmptyMay 2006-Sept
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300 OUT OF CAPTIVITYbut Tom describ
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302 OUT OF CAPTIVITYbe very differe
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304 OUT OF CAPTIVITYTo top that off
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306 OUT OF CAPTIVITYa good thing. T
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308 OUT OF CAPTIVITYMilton’s “c
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310 OUT OF CAPTIVITYFrom the time S
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312 OUT OF CAPTIVITYwhite water. Ra
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314 OUT OF CAPTIVITYEven in our sle
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316 OUT OF CAPTIVITYUpon hearing th
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318 OUT OF CAPTIVITYtime, you have
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320 OUT OF CAPTIVITYof a captive’
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322 OUT OF CAPTIVITYmen we were wit
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324 OUT OF CAPTIVITYtively harmless
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326 OUT OF CAPTIVITYwas in a comple
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328 OUT OF CAPTIVITYThe heaviest th
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330 OUT OF CAPTIVITYMarc, Tom, and
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332 OUT OF CAPTIVITYwere involved i
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334 OUT OF CAPTIVITYMuddy Waters wo
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336 OUT OF CAPTIVITYbunch guarding
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338 OUT OF CAPTIVITY“What did Mar
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340 OUT OF CAPTIVITYchess players a
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342 OUT OF CAPTIVITYI wasn’t goin
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344 OUT OF CAPTIVITYIngrid had been
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346 OUT OF CAPTIVITY“Yeah, Tom. I
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348 OUT OF CAPTIVITYthat. It seemed
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350 OUT OF CAPTIVITYdirty. We prote
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352 OUT OF CAPTIVITYI detected some
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354 OUT OF CAPTIVITYa large group.
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356 OUT OF CAPTIVITYShe didn’t te
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358 OUT OF CAPTIVITYout both the be
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360 OUT OF CAPTIVITYThe next thing
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362 OUT OF CAPTIVITYhappy? It seeme
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364 OUT OF CAPTIVITYthe cross fire.
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366 OUT OF CAPTIVITYHe didn’t loo
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368 OUT OF CAPTIVITYwho’d wandere
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370 OUT OF CAPTIVITYtor in front of
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FIFTEENPolitics and PawnsAugust 200
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374 OUT OF CAPTIVITYfocused on the
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376 OUT OF CAPTIVITYWe all looked a
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378 OUT OF CAPTIVITYthe FARC wanted
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380 OUT OF CAPTIVITYto focus more a
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382 OUT OF CAPTIVITYfeelings and st
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384 OUT OF CAPTIVITYhad a shot with
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386 OUT OF CAPTIVITYBy offering to
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388 OUT OF CAPTIVITYit, too—the p
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392 OUT OF CAPTIVITYthose birds hav
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394 OUT OF CAPTIVITY“I know, I do
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396 OUT OF CAPTIVITYchains went on
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398 OUT OF CAPTIVITYall the things
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400 OUT OF CAPTIVITYAs bad as the t
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402 OUT OF CAPTIVITYsaid she believ
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404 OUT OF CAPTIVITYlier. Having Wi
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406 OUT OF CAPTIVITYI did what he a
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Page 464 and 465: EIG HTEENHomecomingJuly 2008-Octobe
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Page 487 and 488: AcknowledgmentsThe three of us lear
Page 489 and 490: Acknowledgments 455the William Morr
Page 491: Acknowledgments 457vived alone. Tom
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