hrs.
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Without water, in the cruel heat, few of the trapped can survive more than 72 hrs., no matter how strong the will to live.
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Lowe climbed the nose of El Capitan in 10 hrs. and made the first solo ascent of the north face of Wyoming's Grand Teton.
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Monday through Thursday she and her students spend 3 1/2 hrs. preparing and eating lunch.
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Free-PC is offering 333-MHz Compaq PCs with full Internet and e-mail access to anyone willing to fill out a questionnaire, watch ads onscreen and use the computer for 10 hrs. a month.
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Lacs d'Escoubous.—2 hrs. to the Lac d'Escoubous; 2 hrs.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
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