Throughout the brutal mountain winter of 1942, Mira Papo served as muleteer and medic as her unit harassed the Germans. |
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Two mules trotted past laden with sacks knobbly with chestnuts, the muleteer calling out a cheerful greeting. |
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While the muleteer and packhorses beelined for the next camp through the tilled fields, we insisted that the four of us hike along the escarpment for the rest of the journey. |
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For a few dirhams you can hire a donkey and muleteer to carry your gear and guide you along remote trails, over low passes linking hidden valleys. |
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Andreas Aroditis sang convincingly as Ramiro, the socially awkward muleteer whom Concepción eventually bends to her will. |
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The routes are remote and just arduous enough to appreciate the stops when Pedro the muleteer will pull down a freezer bag of home-made lemonade and a bottle of fino. |
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As silent witness of the muleteer past, we can appreciate the houses. |
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