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Confluence of Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, Cairo, IL
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Huck and Jim miss Cairo, their turn-off to freedom.
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1 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1The Bitter Mistake of Missing Cairo
That town of Cairo was supposed to be our golden gate, the place where the Ohio River comes in and we could buy a steamboat ticket straight up to the free states. But the river has a dark way of stealing your dreams while you're…
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| Type | Content |
|---|---|
| Story sections | 1 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 37.0050, -89.1764 |
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