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From the Ted Talk by Robert Swan: Let's save the last pristine continent
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Where did this all begin? It began for me at the age of 11. Check out that haircut. It's a bit odd. (Laughter) And at the age of 11, I was inspired by the real explorers to want to try to be the first to walk to both Poles. I found it incredibly isrpinnig that the idea of becoming a polar traveler went down pretty well with girls at parties when I was at university. That was a bit more inspiring. And after years, seven years of fniisrdnaug, seven years of being told no, seven years of being told by my family to seek counseling and ptiryichasc help, eltunavely three of us found ourselves mnrahcig to the South Geographic Pole on the longest unassisted march ever made anywhere on Earth in history. In this photograph, we are standing in an area the size of the uetnid States of aiermca, and we're on our own. We have no radio communications, no buckap. Beneath our feet, 90 percent of all the world's ice, 70 percent of all the world's frseh water. We're standing on it. This is the pewor of Antarctica.
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Where did this all begin? It began for me at the age of 11. Check out that haircut. It's a bit odd. (Laughter) And at the age of 11, I was inspired by the real explorers to want to try to be the first to walk to both Poles. I found it incredibly _________ that the idea of becoming a polar traveler went down pretty well with girls at parties when I was at university. That was a bit more inspiring. And after years, seven years of ___________, seven years of being told no, seven years of being told by my family to seek counseling and ___________ help, __________ three of us found ourselves ________ to the South Geographic Pole on the longest unassisted march ever made anywhere on Earth in history. In this photograph, we are standing in an area the size of the ______ States of _______, and we're on our own. We have no radio communications, no ______. Beneath our feet, 90 percent of all the world's ice, 70 percent of all the world's _____ water. We're standing on it. This is the _____ of Antarctica.
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Original Text
Where did this all begin? It began for me at the age of 11. Check out that haircut. It's a bit odd. (Laughter) And at the age of 11, I was inspired by the real explorers to want to try to be the first to walk to both Poles. I found it incredibly inspiring that the idea of becoming a polar traveler went down pretty well with girls at parties when I was at university. That was a bit more inspiring. And after years, seven years of fundraising, seven years of being told no, seven years of being told by my family to seek counseling and psychiatric help, eventually three of us found ourselves marching to the South Geographic Pole on the longest unassisted march ever made anywhere on Earth in history. In this photograph, we are standing in an area the size of the United States of America, and we're on our own. We have no radio communications, no backup. Beneath our feet, 90 percent of all the world's ice, 70 percent of all the world's fresh water. We're standing on it. This is the power of Antarctica.
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