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\"BelgianCongoHut\"<\/a>

Old Belgian river station on the Congo River, 1889.<\/p><\/div>\n

Everyone knows that Heart of Darkness<\/em> was adapted as\u00a0Apocalypse Now<\/em>, but have you ever listened to the 1938 radio version Orson Welles did with the Mercury Theatre? The sound quality is poor, but it’s compelling nonetheless.<\/p>\n

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