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Catherine at her home. Rian also takes Donald into the mining operation, despite Donald's complete inexperience, solely in order to obtain the coffee plantation workers on for his mining needs. This, however, means that Catherine does not have enough workers available to pick the coffee when harvest time arrives. Rian's mining operations also put the plantation at risk of flooding.
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TRACING A 'GREEN FIRE': M-G-M Troupe Invades Colombia Wilds To Capture Footage for New Picture By MORGAN HUDGINSBARRANQUILLA, Colombia. New York Times (16 May 1954): X5.
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