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T | here he stood transfixed staring at à map of the world |
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His eyes scanned left and right, tracing
contours of the continents. He hardly blinked. His jaw was clenched in
determination, his mind raced. The dream was alive. What if...? The
question started, then trailed Erden Eruç's mind ventured forward. Just
a step at first. À small step. After all, what he was thinking had
hardly been done before. What if I... He took another mental step forward. Then another. His confidence gained momentum. And then, the leap of faith. What if I travel around the world ... on human power alone? Erden paused. There, he said it. His imagination was racing wildly. No plane. No car. No cruise ship. No engine. Just a rowboat. Just à bike. And of course, climbing gear. |
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say it's crazy - I don't want to sound discouraging - but it's going to
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