Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road. Healthy, free, the wo…

Walt Whitman
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Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me. The long brown path before me leading me wherever I choose. Henceforth, I ask not good fortune, I myself am good fortune. Henceforth, I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing. ✨ 'Song of the Open Road' 1, l. 1
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