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Mysterious lights accompany Olympic torch to Everest: report
keralanext.com May 10, 2008
BEIJING: Chinese and Tibetan climbers taking the Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest saw myste... ... BEIJING: Chinese and Tibetan climbers taking the Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest saw mysterious lights as they scaled the world's highest peak, Chinese...
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