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Spotting a Snow Leopard for the First Time Is a Religious Experience

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Its mere presence signified its “power.” The world was its throne, it filled the space it inhabited.

We knew that the leopard was prowling. Sometimes I would catch a glimpse: It was only a rock; it was only a cloud. I lived in expectation.

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