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Daniel couldn’t see the summit, couldn’t see his back trail. He could see wet bunch grass and agaves and rain-slicked rocks. Clouds and mist shrouded everything else, including the summit of Mount Tlaloc.
Daniel sighed and turned his feet downhill.
Several steps later, darkness …