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    "description": "<p>1882. The Kalahari desert, the Okovango delta, the veldt of Southern Africa. Kala, the beautiful mute descendent of Cleopatra, carries a huge diamond, the key to a mystery as old as the African night. Sweeping through time and across continents, the author and explorer Nicholas Luard here surpasses the lush and dazzling drama of the critically acclaimed Gondar.</p>",
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