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" If you think about it, every single species is endangered. Homo sapiens at the front of the line, mosquitoes and lawyers at the back. "
Henry Rollins
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" Watching a documentary with people hacking their way through some polar wasteland is merely a visual. Actually trying to deal with cold that can literally kill you is quite a different thing. "
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