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Notes from a skydive

authorCailin Riley on Sep 26, 2008

I had asked myself what the hell I thought I was doing several times that Thursday morning, but seconds before my first skydive, sitting precariously on the edge of a small plane with legs dangling, watching the world 13,000 feet below, the thrill of the moment and the impending fulfillment of a longtime dream superseded my fear.

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