Mystics, backpackers, new-age yuppies and thousands of others are expected to show up at Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat complex, which will be enshrouded in darkness for one minute 48 seconds.

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And sometimes the challenges may be incredibly hard, and in the face of darkness, we may get discouraged.

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Without the earth's 23.5-degree tilt to the sun there would be no seasons, no variation in daylight and darkness, said Fothergill.

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Delving into darkness in true, good old fashioned dungeon-crawling fashion will be a big part of the game.

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Thursday's Senate confirmation hearing will be, in popular mythology at least, a brief moment when light flashes into the darkness.

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Abrams directed the Star Trek reboot in 2009 and its upcoming sequel, Star Trek into Darkness, to be released May.

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It may not be all darkness for Abercrombie, however, as some analysts are still seeing a ray of light in the company, which was once lauded for an extraordinary brand and product mix.

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