With its long distances, scattered population and outstanding natural beauty, this outpost on the edge of Europe is a land of contrasts – a heady mix of spectacular scenery and high technology.

这个位于欧洲边缘地带的前哨之国地域狭长、人口稀松、天然美景出众，是一片充满反差的土地——把壮丽风光和高科技融为一体的醉人之地。

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Brackenhill became the most southerly outpost of the "border reivers" - outlaws operating on the outskirts of land patrolled by the monarch's men.

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For months, a unit led by Captain Dan Kearney holds an outpost high in the Korengal Valley that gives the soldiers a clear view of the land below, but the impression of force exerted without purpose is overwhelming.

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