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What do you do if you see a snake? 14-year-old Ran Haiyan is used to situations like this. "I will just pick up a little rock and hit it. Usually, it will leave," she said. Ran's next dream is to attend the local model high school, which has the highest teaching standard in the area. She knows her dreams have no hope of coming true without the many sacrifices of her teachers, although "they would have more opportunities if they left the mountains."