I was amazed that what I needed to survive could be carried on my back…

Cheryl Strayed
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I was amazed that what I needed to survive could be carried on my back. And, most surprising of all, that I could carry it. ✨ Cheryl Strayed (2012). Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, p.92, Vintage
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