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Elder Peter Sloan on Lau Fau Mountain Range, with ocean and bridge to Shenzhen, China, in the background.

(Photo courtesy of Marta Sloan) Elder Peter Sloan on Lau Fau Mountain Range, with ocean and bridge to Shenzhen, China, in the background.

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