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Bridges forded a few of the interior streams
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Bridges forded a few of the interior streams


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The reason for boots became quickly apparent
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The reason for boots became quickly apparent


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The guide, Ray, pointed out the risks of the jungle
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The guide, Ray, pointed out the risks of the jungle


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Such as dangerous thorns on bamboo stalks
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Such as dangerous thorns on bamboo stalks


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The tour was through dense, true jungle
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The tour was through dense, true jungle


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Some leafs were eaten by caterpillars
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Some leafs were eaten by caterpillars


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Tiny red frogs were highly poisonous
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Tiny red frogs were highly poisonous


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The red frogs were hard to spot among the leaves
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The red frogs were hard to spot among the leaves


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The tour group wore boots that day
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The tour group wore boots that day


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Even palm leafs could pose a risk
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Even palm leafs could pose a risk


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Note the unexpectedly dangerous thorns underneath
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Note the unexpectedly dangerous thorns underneath


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A bat snoozed away the day under a palm leaf
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A bat snoozed away the day under a palm leaf


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A long legged spider traversed a branch
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A long legged spider traversed a branch


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More thorns. This time even more dangerous looking
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More thorns. This time even more dangerous looking


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From overhead, monkeys pelted those below with dung
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From overhead, monkeys pelted those below with dung


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Colorful berries sprouted from a bamboo stalk
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Colorful berries sprouted from a bamboo stalk


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Handy arrows showed the way forward and the way out
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Handy arrows showed the way forward and the way out


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A lizard posed among dried leafs
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A lizard posed among dried leafs


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A delicate mushroom spiraled from a downed log
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A delicate mushroom spiraled from a downed log


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A vine's arms hugged the tree it climbed
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A vine's arms hugged the tree it climbed


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Two bugs in bright sunlight on a leaf
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Two bugs in bright sunlight on a leaf


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Termites (yum) scurry from a hole punched in their nest
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Termites (yum) scurry from a hole punched in their nest


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A moth waited calmly on a leaf for who knows what
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A moth waited calmly on a leaf for who knows what


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Afterward, boots had to be washed of mud
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Afterward, boots had to be washed of mud


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