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And so the expedition formed.
Oskar at the lead—bare-chested more often than not, because his body ran hot and the jungle did not forgive cloth. Karl the dwarf perched on his shoulders like a grim little scout, clutching the map and binoculars as if they were holy objects. Captain Carter von Jonalright commanded the fifty men of the Third Company—security, labor, and discipline in one—while the Eternal Guard carried the supplies and the tools needed to make camp in a world that did not want camps.
And four guides came with them—one from each people along the sea: Limba, Bakoko, Basaa, and Duala. They watched everything with quiet, measuring eyes.
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