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Tim Butcher, Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart Quotes: Almost astride the Equator, night fell like a portcullis. The sun dropped below the horizon and suddenly all was dark.
         

Almost astride the Equator, night fell like a portcullis. The sun dropped below the horizon and suddenly all was dark.


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Almost astride the Equator, night fell like a portcullis. The sun dropped below the horizon and suddenly all was dark.
         



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This page presents the quote "Almost astride the Equator, night fell like a portcullis. The sun dropped below the horizon and suddenly all was dark.". Author of this quote is Tim Butcher, Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart. This quote is about tropics, congo, africa, travel-writing,.