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" I never say no to an ice cream. "

Ingrid Betancourt

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" Living in a jungle is not something easy; it's not something that you just adapt yourself to. And I think that in my case, I didn't want to adapt. "

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" I was forbidden to talk to my fellow hostages. "

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