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Randy Olson
Aurora / National Geographic Society
"Keepers of the Golden Fleece"  

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These sacred Khati areas used to be surrounded by sacred farms, producing sacred wheat for the sacred beer. In the town of Shenako a sacrificial ceremony culminates in a feast for the whole town at the top of their mountain.
 
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