I'd checked into the beguiling Maison Souvannaphoum, walked down the road, and climbed 355 steps up Mount Phousi, the temple-crowned hill in the center of town.

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If Leeds manage to beat Manly in the World Club Challenge it would make them the first team in the 33-year history of the match to be crowned world champions in consecutive years after they defeated Melbourne Storm 11-4 at Elland Road last year.

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