"It happens every mushroom season. Russians are passionate about gathering mushrooms, an ancient pastime they call the 'quiet hunt,' and routinely become so hypnotized that they get hopelessly lost. Regional search-and-rescue teams fan out on foot or in helicopters, occasionally enlisting tracking dogs or parachute jumpers, and newspapers retell their stories with gusto."Read more:Moscow Journal - A Hypnotizing Hunt Leaves Russians Bewildered - NYTimes.com
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