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BEWARE THE KRUGER PARK FIRE MIGGIES!

It was my first visit to the Kruger. Three friends and I headed up from Cape Town to celebrate completing our matric exams. We had planned the trip several months before: we were to drive up in my buddy Steve's blue VW Jetta. It isn't like we really had a choice as to which car to use. Only Steve owned a car. At least we all had our licences so we could share the driving responsibilities.

Something of a problem was that the two couples were no longer two couples. My girlfriend and I had been together for about three years but decided

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