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this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2024
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413371.Worldwalk
The book in question. He was housed by over 400 families while on his walk.
Did the families take turns, or did they all walk with him?
Their bodies formed the structure which housed him.
On that sombre note:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairngorm_Plateau_disaster
Surprised I've never heard of this, despite me going to the Cairngorms once
The boy who survived has never talked about the incident. Can you imagine coping with the guilt of feeling the warmth of your classmates cocooned around you fading gently away one by one, leaving you alone with only the memory of their sacrifice....
Simultaneously, it inspired the Mortal Engines movie.
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