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Hotshots Are More Civilized Than "Civil Society."

Hotshots Are More Civilized Than "Civil Society."

4 tons of trash were left on the shore of Lake Tahoe after Independence Day celebrations.

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Hotshots are savage, Smokejumpers are feral, and they are both more civilized than “civil society.”

These men and women will hike till they vomit and then rally to the top while making fun of the next in line to drop out. They dump dry espresso grounds into their mouths and wash it down with a gulp of smokey water that adds another 17 pounds to their ba…

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