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TheSaltLine
Where the map gives up.
A three-month crossing of a salt basin that has swallowed every expedition that tried it in winter.
About
A three-month crossing of a salt basin that has swallowed every expedition that tried it in winter. It is, finally, a story about arriving somewhere and finding you brought the problem with you.
Cast
Jonas BeckWren
Tomás RiveraThe Cartographer
Imani BoatengThe Cartographer
Idris VanceInes
Priya RamanThe Cartographer
Malik DansuMarek
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