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Agnes Nashipae, a guide in the Mara.

"Here is your coffee," the guard on duty called out loud. "And you have 15 minutes to your game drive. She is waiting for you."

It was still dark when my alarm went off, perhaps a few minutes to five in the morning. While I snoozed some more, there was no way I could ignore the guard's call.

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