Wandering the outback
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The Australian bush is a terribly inhospitable place. Driving through it, why not, but getting lost without food and water is far less appealing. Yet that's what happened to a 35-year-old Australian man who survived 71 days of wandering through this terribly arid desert after being assaulted. He ate locusts and leeches -- it was a matter of life and death.
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