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When daily telegraph correspondent tim butcher was sent to cover africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea. Instead, he provided a wellresearched and balanced insight into the modern history of the congo, with near perfect pacing. Stanleys famous 1874 expedition in which he mapped the congo river. It is the crimson variant of the lights bane, and as such can be used as a substitute for forging the nights edge. He is the author of blood river 2007, chasing the devil 2010 and the trigger 2014, travel books blending contemporary adventure with history career.
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