“which is the highest mountain in the world?” The Party members glanced at one another before one had the courage to speak. “Everest?” I laughed. “No! It is Mt. Paektu. And why is that? Because a mountain shouldn’t be measured by its altitude, but by the greatness of service it has rendered to history. Mt. Paektu is the highest in the world because it symbolizes how the General crushed the Japanese imperialist enemies. Where could we possibly discover a higher mountain than one which represents General Kim Il Sung’s immortal revolutionary achievements? Mt. Paektu is the highest mountain in the
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