Marlow, a merchant sailor, travels through colonial Africa.
In his complete isolation from civilised society Kurtz has instituted a brutal system of human sacrifice and magic to enthral the natives.
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He arrives at Kurtz’s station to find that the agent has taken control of the whole area.
He makes a perilous journey by steamboat to rescue Kurtz, an agent, who is seriously ill.
Marlow, a merchant sailor, travels through colonial Africa