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She walks for eight hours every day to perform this seemingly simple task.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSouthern Sudan, 1985: Salva is walking away from his ruined village to find safety—if there is any safety in his war-torn homeland. His journey across Africa to Ethiopia and then to Kenya and beyond will take many years. 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