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Mt. Sinai sunrise for non-prophets, too

ST. CATHERINE, Egypt - In the Bible, Moses climbs Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments. But he was the chosen one, and I am a mere mortal. Divine intervention seemed unlikely as I stood at the base of the mountain, chilled to the bone at 2 a.m., with only the faint light from a spattering of stars and a sliver of moon illuminating the rocky terrain.

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