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The global crew that rescued a soccer team

Nearly six months after the rescue, the team poses at the entrance to Tham Luang Cave

THE FAILURE OF ANY ONE OF THE plan’s delicately moving parts might have meant the difference between a miracle and a tragedy, but in the end enough went right. When the world united to save a team of young soccer players in Thailand who’d been trapped in a cave for more than two weeks, all of the boys made it out alive.

And six months later, they’re not just alive—they’re feeling great. One night in early December, the boys were smiling, singing along to a music video and slinging their arms around one another in the

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