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After breakfast, Frank led the team into the hill land above Dengboche, and as he did so, he thought about Sarah. In fact, she had occupied his mind all night. He wondered if the others noticed. He’d seen Greg look on yesterday with a curious gaze after his collision with Sarah out in the field. But the truth was, he liked her more than he should, which he knew was a disaster waiting to happen. There were so many reasons to back away and forget her he could hardly count them. For one, she lived halfway around the world. For another, she was a Catholic—not that he was against it, but still. And finally, she hated Everest. Now, that was big. He made his living off the mountain, which supported his charity work. For the life of him, he just couldn’t understand why destiny was drawing the
