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Around the World in Seven Years: Paul Salopek | National Geographic


no good but I know be vulgar – no Babu

no good but I know be vulgar – no Babu lon argue and we’ve reached in the first

lon argue and we’ve reached in the first

lon argue and we’ve reached in the first segment of the walks finish line at the

segment of the walks finish line at the

segment of the walks finish line at the Red Sea crossing the last 40 or 50

Red Sea crossing the last 40 or 50

Red Sea crossing the last 40 or 50 meters of cobbles to dip our feet in the

meters of cobbles to dip our feet in the

meters of cobbles to dip our feet in the surf going to be walking across the

surf going to be walking across the

surf going to be walking across the world in the footsteps of the first

world in the footsteps of the first

world in the footsteps of the first ancestors who spread across the world

ancestors who spread across the world

ancestors who spread across the world about fifty to seventy thousand years

about fifty to seventy thousand years

about fifty to seventy thousand years ago this is a journey of seven years on

ago this is a journey of seven years on

ago this is a journey of seven years on foot

foot

foot 30 million foot steps and through two

30 million foot steps and through two

30 million foot steps and through two thousand five hundred generations of

thousand five hundred generations of

thousand five hundred generations of human history

it’s always been about embedding

it’s always been about embedding yourself in the lives of the people that

yourself in the lives of the people that

yourself in the lives of the people that I’m writing about how long have they

I’m writing about how long have they

I’m writing about how long have they been traveling where are they going

been traveling where are they going

been traveling where are they going it seems extreme even a little crazy but

it seems extreme even a little crazy but

it seems extreme even a little crazy but I think that’s the beauty of it this

I think that’s the beauty of it this

I think that’s the beauty of it this notion of having people walk along

notion of having people walk along

notion of having people walk along across three continents across 30

across three continents across 30

across three continents across 30 borders across dozens of languages

borders across dozens of languages

borders across dozens of languages through scores of ethnic groups to be

through scores of ethnic groups to be

through scores of ethnic groups to be able to connect the dots between stories

able to connect the dots between stories

able to connect the dots between stories that hold us all together my story’s

that hold us all together my story’s

that hold us all together my story’s fossilize the moment I put pen to paper

fossilize the moment I put pen to paper

fossilize the moment I put pen to paper but in societies that are preliterate

but in societies that are preliterate

but in societies that are preliterate the story changes all the time I’m about

the story changes all the time I’m about

the story changes all the time I’m about to adapt Wow yah oh my god will it be as

to adapt Wow yah oh my god will it be as

to adapt Wow yah oh my god will it be as accurate his mine who’s to say but odds

accurate his mine who’s to say but odds

accurate his mine who’s to say but odds are it’ll be true because stories told

are it’ll be true because stories told

are it’ll be true because stories told verbally through the years would be like

verbally through the years would be like

verbally through the years would be like River stones smooth by the tongue

grounded by repetition improved upon by

grounded by repetition improved upon by memory so that only a core truth remains

memory so that only a core truth remains

memory so that only a core truth remains but now string them together in one long

but now string them together in one long

but now string them together in one long narrative a journey that really belongs

narrative a journey that really belongs

narrative a journey that really belongs to all of us

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