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A way out, at last, for Chile’s 33 trapped miners

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- A drilling rig punched through to the underground purgatory where 33 miners have been trapped for 66 agonizing days under the Chilean desert, raising cheers, tears and hopes on Saturday.

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