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would be unable to bear; in fact, at a height of 19,000 feet the 
air becomes so rarefied, and the cold so intense, that no human 
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Fig. 281.—The Condor. 
being would be able to exist for any length of time subject to their 
influence. 
The Condor passes the night at great elevations, perched on a 
crag. As soon as the rising sun gilds the peaks of the mountains 
