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Friday, November 27, 1998 Published at 15:28 GMT


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The balloonists must complete the journey by 31 December 1999

It is the century's last great aeronautical prize: sailing around the world in a hot air balloon

Five teams tried and failed to win the record earlier in the year - nearly all of them are determined to try again this season.

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