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Yale Senior Enjoys Uncensored Day in N. Korea

Despite North Korea's serious travel restrictions, a senior at Yale University was able to get a brief, unsupervised look inside the country. Jerry Guo says North Korea is not "all gulag and famine" — and says he saw glimmers of grassroots capitalism.

Guo's essay, "My Excellent North Korean Adventure," was published Sunday in The Washington Post.

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