So we made it out of Mongolia, though it took a bit of work. Last we wrote, we were on our 5th bonus day in Ulaan Baatar with no prospects of getting out. The last day we went to the station at opening as per our daily regimen, and were denied for the 4th straight time. A few days earlier, when the agent couldn't find us a ticket we thought we heard her mention something about going directly to the Station Director for help, but being one step above deaf and dumb when it comes to Mongolian, we passed it off as misinterpretation and never bothered. But now we were desperate and were willing to try any angle, so we tracked down the Director's office and went in. It was quite nerve-racking-- here we were, face
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