Without knowing the history of the Cenotes in Mexico, I was determined to dive in a cave and conquer my fear of what I could not see.

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It could turn out differently, but I suspect the Republicans are either about to cave in or to lose the blame game.

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The dripping of water resonates around the cave, and I'm reminded of Axel's words in Journey to the Centre of the Earth: 'I had not yet peered into the fathomless pit into which I was about to venture.

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