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Sir Edmund Hillary dies

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Edmund Hillary, first atop Everest, dies

He wrote of the pair's final steps to the top of the world: "Another few weary steps and there was nothing above us but the sky. There was no false cornice, no final pinnacle. We were standing together on the summit. There was enough space for about six people. We had conquered Everest.

Good night, Sweet Prince.