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Randy Olson
Aurora / National Geographic Society
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"Tamasz" Worn vehicles are proof of a hard life in the Republic of Georgia. Rain leaksÊÊÊ through a canvas roof, a windshield wiper on one side is just a stick gratingÊÊÊ across a broken window. The driver had his window unbolted and thrown in theÊÊÊ back, but because of rain, he stops to bolt it back on. He takes apart the hubsÊÊÊ and part of the axle of the jeep to engage the gears. He tries to keep his jeep running long enough to get to his native Khaketi.ÊÊÊ No small trick with four bald tires, two bald spares, an engine that needs a liter of waterÊÊÊ every ten minutes, a door that only opens with a screw driver and has twenty gallons of gas sloshing around in the back.Ê In the back of the jeep, Guram decides to light up a smoke. Ê
 
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