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Two miles beneath the earth and close to hell
Scenes from South Africa's East Rand Proprietary Mines, one of the world's deepest mines, where temperatures exceed 100 degrees. And that's with air-conditioning.
Photos by Lori Waselchuk. Click photo to see larger image.
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Waselchuk is an American freelance photographer based in Johannesburg whose work has appeared in the Inquirer, the New York Times and other publications. Her e-mail: tornado@global.co.za

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