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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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The journey to Mauritania also attracted me because it went through Southern Spain and Morocco, where I had never been before. It wasn’t far; I had calculated that if I travelled non-stop, I could reach Mauritania in just five days. Three hours later, I was in the City of Lights, on my way to Gare de Lyon for a layover.