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* DevelopersForesight: The medicine man in the second and third editions always gives you four plants, or medicines derived from plants, which is randomised each playthrough. One, however, will be fixed: one specifically to treat influenza or Malaria, which you need to treat Teddy Roosevelt. However, it is possible to either use it, lose it, or trade it before you reach Roosevelt. In this case, you are instead prompted to hand him a medkit (Which you can also use if you catch Influenza), which ''also'' counts towards completion.
** Later on you are also basically required to [[VideoGameCaringPotential trade food for an incan artifact]]. The game does not specify any ''kind'' of food - meaning you can give the starving people vegetables ''or'' fish.
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** Averted with Henry Ford. Although the game makes it clear that Fordlandia is failing and the native workers don't appreciate American culture being forced on them, Ford is portrayed as basically well-intentioned. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment We will not be saying anything about whether this portrayal is accurate.]]

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** Averted with Henry Ford. Although the game makes it clear that Fordlandia is failing and the native workers don't appreciate American culture being forced on them, Ford is portrayed as basically well-intentioned. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment We will not be saying anything about whether this portrayal is accurate.]]
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* NoNameGiven: Two Amazon natives outright say they don't have names, if you ask them.
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* NoNameGiven: Two Amazon natives outright say they don't have names, if you ask them.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The game is full of these, down to the nigh unheard-of ones such as pacas, jabirus, and tambaqui.

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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The game is full of these, down games are filled to the nigh unheard-of ones brim of obscure animals native to the Amazon such as ocelots, kinkajous, Brazilian tapirs, botos, tucuxis (absent in the sequels), night monkeys, red-rumped agoutis, pacas, bush dogs, fishing bats, pacu, tambaqui, piraracu (or arapaima), tucunare (or peacock bass), potoos, hoatzins, mealy amazons, collared trogons, crested oropendolas, jabirus, and tambaqui.green honeycreepers, fork-tailed woodnymphs, rufous-throated sapphires, crested caracaras, tegu lizards, basilisks, spectacled caimans, fer-de-lance snakes, bushmasters, Gulf Fritillary butterflies, giant Agrippa moths, goliath bird-eating spiders, etc.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The game is full of these, down to the completely unheard-of ones such as pacas, jabirus, and tambaqui.

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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The game is full of these, down to the completely nigh unheard-of ones such as pacas, jabirus, and tambaqui.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The game is full of these, down to the completely unheard-of ones such as pacas and jabirus.

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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The game is full of these, down to the completely unheard-of ones such as pacas pacas, jabirus, and jabirus.tambaqui.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The game is full of these, from capybaras to pacas.

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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The game is full of these, from capybaras down to pacas.the completely unheard-of ones such as pacas and jabirus.

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* TalkingAnimal: The jaguar who helps you on your quest.
* TranslationConvention: Everyone speaks English, regardless of nationality and time period. The Indian woman who rescued Isabel Godin will tell you that it turned out that they can communicate with each other because they both know Quechuan, apparently not noticing that they're both speaking English to you.


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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The game is full of these, from capybaras to pacas.


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* TalkingAnimal: The jaguar who helps you on your quest.


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* TranslationConvention: Everyone speaks English, regardless of nationality and time period. The Indian woman who rescued Isabel Godin will tell you that it turned out that they can communicate with each other because they both know Quechuan, apparently not noticing that they're both speaking English to you.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: One of the later stops in second and third edition is in a city in which you are meeting the representative of an Oil company, as well as a representative of the local tribes. The game actually does not want you to pick a side, since your point is to merely ''listen'' to the sides they present:
** The tribe representative is there to voice concerns about the damage that is done about oil drilling in the Amazon. He has every right to be concerned - at the time there were little to no safety regulations. Even though it's not done on their land, they still have to live with the aftereffects of any environmental damage. In fact, his goal is entirely reasonable - his faction wants to negotiate with the company to ''reduce'' the damage, showing that they are at least open to allowing it.
** The oil representative mentions that while he doesn't ''have'' to meet with the Huaorani (Due to having the mineral rights), they want to be good neighbours. They are more than willing to negotiate for better safety standards, and they are bringing jobs and money into the area.
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* GreyAndGreyMorality: One stop deals with a real-life issues - an oil company versus a local. The idea behind this detour is to realize that BothSidesHaveAPoint and that there is no "right" or "wrong" in this case. (Granted, the arguments given are somewhat stacked in favor of the anti-oil side, but they don't explicitly come out and say which side is right and the oil executive comes off as well-meaning.)

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* GreyAndGreyMorality: One stop deals with a real-life issues issue - an oil company versus a local. The idea behind this detour is to realize that BothSidesHaveAPoint and that there is no "right" or "wrong" in this case. (Granted, the arguments given are somewhat stacked in favor of the anti-oil side, but they don't explicitly come out and say which side is right and the oil executive comes off as well-meaning.)
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''The Amazon Trail'' is a most successful SpinOff of ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. Other less successful spin-offs included ''The Yukon Trail'', ''The Africa Trail'', and ''[=MayaQuest:=] The Mystery Trail''.

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''The Amazon Trail'' is a most successful SpinOff of ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. Other less successful spin-offs included ''The Yukon Trail'', ''VideoGame/TheYukonTrail'', ''The Africa Trail'', and ''[=MayaQuest:=] The Mystery Trail''.
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** With the oil executive, it's left ambiguous.

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** With the oil executive, it's deliberately left ambiguous.
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** With the oil executive, it's left ambiguous.
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* EverythingIsBigInTexas: The oil executive is very stereotypically Texan. He even tells you to address him as "Tex".


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* FunWithAcronyms: The oil executive works for the Ecuadorian Inter-Company Exporters and Importers of Oil. ("That's a real mouthful. We just call ourselves [[NurseryRhyme EIEIO]].")
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* WeCare: The oil executive claims that his company is going about its business with all due concern for the environment and the natives. The game leaves it up to your own interpretation as to whether he really means it or not.

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* WeCare: The oil executive claims that his company is going about its business with all due concern for the environment and the natives. The game leaves it It's left up to your own interpretation as to whether he really means it or not.not, but the game does give you some indication that he is, at the very least, not quite as concerned as he really should be.
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* WeCare: The oil executive claims that his company is going about its with all due concern for the environment and the natives. The game leaves it up to your own interpretation as to whether he really means it or not.

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* WeCare: The oil executive claims that his company is going about its business with all due concern for the environment and the natives. The game leaves it up to your own interpretation as to whether he really means it or not.
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* WeCare: The oil executive claims that his company is going about its with all due concern for the environment and the natives. The game leaves it up to your own interpretation as to whether he really means it or not.
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There are three editions of the game, all released during TheNineties. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting {{Plot Coupon}}s requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs. There was also a simplified {{Freemium}} version of ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'' that was released in cereal boxes in the year 2000.

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There are three editions of the game, all released during TheNineties. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting {{Plot Coupon}}s requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs. There was also a simplified {{Freemium}} version of ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'' that was Edition'', with fewer options and other simplifications, released in cereal boxes in the year 2000.
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There are three editions of the game, all released during TheNineties. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting {{Plot Coupon}}s requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs. There was also a {{Freemium}} version of ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', with fewer options than the full game and so forth, released in cereal boxes in the year 2000.

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There are three editions of the game, all released during TheNineties. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting {{Plot Coupon}}s requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs. There was also a simplified {{Freemium}} version of ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', with fewer options than the full game and so forth, Edition'' that was released in cereal boxes in the year 2000.
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''Amazon Trail'' is the only "trail" game, besides the original ''Oregon Trail'', to have received multiple editions. In all versions, ''Amazon Trail'' has you paddling a canoe up the Amazon River to the lost city of Vilcabamba at the behest of a talking jaguar spirit. As you make your journey, you photograph wildlife, acquire food from a FishingMinigame, and occasionally run into a "blue mist" that causes you to [[TimeTravel travel through time]]. It MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.

There are three editions of the game, all released during TheNineties. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting {{Plot Coupon}}s requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs.

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''Amazon Trail'' is the only "trail" game, besides the original ''Oregon Trail'', to have received multiple editions. In all versions, ''Amazon Trail'' has you paddling a canoe up the Amazon River to the lost city of Vilcabamba at the behest of a talking jaguar spirit. As you make your journey, you photograph wildlife, acquire food from a FishingMinigame, and occasionally run into a "blue mist" that causes you to [[TimeTravel travel through time]].time]] and [[InThePastEveryoneWillBeFamous meet famous historical figures]]. It MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.

There are three editions of the game, all released during TheNineties. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting {{Plot Coupon}}s requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs. There was also a {{Freemium}} version of ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', with fewer options than the full game and so forth, released in cereal boxes in the year 2000.
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''Amazon Trail'' is the only "trail" game, besides the original ''Oregon Trail'', to have received multiple editions. In all versions, ''Amazon Trail'' has you paddling a canoe up the Amazon River to the lost city of Vilcabamba at the behest of a jaguar spirit. As you make your journey, you photograph wildlife, acquire food from a FishingMinigame, and occasionally run into a "blue mist" that causes you to [[TimeTravel travel through time]]. It MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.

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''Amazon Trail'' is the only "trail" game, besides the original ''Oregon Trail'', to have received multiple editions. In all versions, ''Amazon Trail'' has you paddling a canoe up the Amazon River to the lost city of Vilcabamba at the behest of a talking jaguar spirit. As you make your journey, you photograph wildlife, acquire food from a FishingMinigame, and occasionally run into a "blue mist" that causes you to [[TimeTravel travel through time]]. It MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.
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* EvilColonialist: The conquistadors are generally portrayed as following this trope, with Lope de Aguirre being the most overtly evil. It seems to be averted entirely with Pedro de Teixeira, who will tell you that it's better to trade with the natives than fight them.
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* MediumBlending: The sequels take place in a world with live-action humans, animated animals, and CGI backgrounds.

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''The Amazon Trail'' is a rather strange SpinOff of ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. Your job is to paddle a canoe up the Amazon River to the lost city of Vilcabamba at the behest of a jaguar spirit, stopping at various places along the river on the way while [[TimeTravel traveling through time]]. In between, you take hundreds of photographs of local wildlife. It's about as weird as it sounds, although still pretty enjoyable. However, the fishing just isn't as fun as gunning down buffalo.

There are three editions of the game. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting the things requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs.

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''The Amazon Trail'' is a rather strange most successful SpinOff of ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. Your job Other less successful spin-offs included ''The Yukon Trail'', ''The Africa Trail'', and ''[=MayaQuest:=] The Mystery Trail''.

''Amazon Trail''
is the only "trail" game, besides the original ''Oregon Trail'', to paddle have received multiple editions. In all versions, ''Amazon Trail'' has you paddling a canoe up the Amazon River to the lost city of Vilcabamba at the behest of a jaguar spirit, stopping at various places along the river on the way while spirit. As you make your journey, you photograph wildlife, acquire food from a FishingMinigame, and occasionally run into a "blue mist" that causes you to [[TimeTravel traveling travel through time]]. In between, you take hundreds of photographs of local wildlife. It's about as weird as it sounds, although still pretty enjoyable. However, the fishing just isn't as fun as gunning down buffalo.

It MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.

There are three editions of the game. game, all released during TheNineties. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting the things {{Plot Coupon}}s requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs.
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There are three editions of the game. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting the things requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing the tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs.

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There are three editions of the game. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting the things requested by the jaguar along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing the tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs.
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There are three editions of the game. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting the things the jaguar requests along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing the tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs.

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There are three editions of the game. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting the things requested by the jaguar requests along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing the tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs.

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''The Amazon Trail'' is a rather strange computer spinoff of ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. Your job is to paddle a canoe up the Amazon River to the lost city of Vilcabamba at the behest of a jaguar spirit, stopping at various places along the river on the way while [[TimeTravel traveling through time]]. In the first game, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas hiding there, collecting the things the jaguar requests; in the sequels, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing the tasks the jaguar gives you. In between, you take hundreds of photographs of local wildlife. It's about as weird as it sounds, although still pretty enjoyable. However, the fishing just isn't as fun as [[VideoGame/TheOregonTrail gunning down buffalo]].

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''The Amazon Trail'' is a rather strange computer spinoff SpinOff of ''VideoGame/TheOregonTrail''. Your job is to paddle a canoe up the Amazon River to the lost city of Vilcabamba at the behest of a jaguar spirit, stopping at various places along the river on the way while [[TimeTravel traveling through time]]. In the first game, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas hiding there, collecting the things the jaguar requests; in the sequels, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing the tasks the jaguar gives you. In between, you take hundreds of photographs of local wildlife. It's about as weird as it sounds, although still pretty enjoyable. However, the fishing just isn't as fun as [[VideoGame/TheOregonTrail gunning down buffalo]].buffalo.

There are three editions of the game. In the first version, released in 1994, your job is to deliver medicine to the Incas, collecting the things the jaguar requests along the way. In ''Amazon Trail II'', released in 1996, your basic concept is to collect tokens on a medallion by doing the tasks for the jaguar. Your eventual goal is to "prove yourself worthy" to the Ancient Ones, who want you to deliver [[GreenAesop a message]] to the world. ''Amazon Trail 3rd Edition'', released in 1998, is essentially the same as ''Amazon Trail II'', just with some improved graphics and fixed bugs.
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-->--Fishing in the original ''Amazon Trail''

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-->--Fishing -->--The sound of fishing in the original ''Amazon Trail''
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-->--Fishing in the original ''Amazon Trail''

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