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" I rendezvous with the long wire and perform the 'torero walk', gliding my feet, holding the pole away from my body, head high. "

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" If you see how carefully I prepare for any kind of walk, legal or illegal, small or big, you will see that, actually, I narrow the unknown to virtually nothing. And that's when I am ready to walk on the wire. "

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