10. The River Nile, most of Africa
The midday heat burns into your soul. The banks are twitching with life. A Nubian sailor beats a drum. “Those guys have rhythm”, you think, like the racist you are. The river does not end, for it is long, the longest of them all. You are going into the heart of the land. Darkness rises. Marlon Brando waits.
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