After the illness, then death, of a close family friend within a much too short six week period of time, I began to ponder the fragility of life and the limited time we have here on earth...

在短短的六个星期内，经历了一个亲朋好友的病痛，死亡之后，我就开始思考生命的脆弱，以及我们到底有多少有限的时间。

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This time, after a 40-minute flight, the commandos' chopper touches down on a patch of dry earth overlooking Zargaran.

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