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Good account from the photographer - see also www.theguardian.com - who's line about being an Army photographer is classic.
As for the bison, really hard to overstate: they are EXTREMELY dangerous, easily riled, fast, and can turn on a dime. The bearded guy seemed to be doing about what he could. The buffalo appeared to have staked out that table, perhaps as a feeding area? Anyway, when in places like Yellowstone it helps for perspective's sake to bear in mind you've crossed over the wall between your world and theirs. Think of it kind of like Jurassic Park. Or Florida.
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Vaughn: Sodium Morphate. It slowed down my body functions to a point that mimicked death. Apparently I spent four hours in a drawer in the morgue waiting for Jack's contact to reach me to administer the antidote. And then a couple days of traveling, before I made it to Nepal. Yeah, it's funny, it's the first time I ever felt Jack accepted me.
Marcus Dixon: Or else he manufactured a very elaborate scheme to postpone your wedding to his daughter.
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