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Big Finale — Not willing to let the day end without a bang, Juan assembles an explosive charge outside the mine, and prepares to detonate it. After all, everybody loves a good explosion.... |
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Big Finale — Juan laid down the explosives we bought and assembled, then lit it and ran. Though our sample explosion wasn't big enough to make a crater larger than a couple of inches deep, it was sufficiently loud enough to make everyone jump at the moment they should have been photographing it. |
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End of the Tour — Keith made it out alive, but the bandana hasn't smelled the same ever since. |
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