we’re here in the small bar islands of Norway to observe one of the most
Norway to observe one of the most
Norway to observe one of the most astonishing breathtaking daredevil
astonishing breathtaking daredevil
astonishing breathtaking daredevil initiation rites on the planet thousands
initiation rites on the planet thousands
initiation rites on the planet thousands of kilowatts are nesting on the sheer
of kilowatts are nesting on the sheer
of kilowatts are nesting on the sheer rock cliffs far beyond the reach of
rock cliffs far beyond the reach of
rock cliffs far beyond the reach of predators now here’s the daredevil part
predators now here’s the daredevil part
predators now here’s the daredevil part the Gila mots are more at home in the
the Gila mots are more at home in the
the Gila mots are more at home in the ocean and on the cliffs the chicks have
ocean and on the cliffs the chicks have
ocean and on the cliffs the chicks have hatched and they have to fly to that
hatched and they have to fly to that
hatched and they have to fly to that ocean only they’ve never flown before
ocean only they’ve never flown before
ocean only they’ve never flown before ever
imagine you’re this kilowatt chick
imagine you’re this kilowatt chick you’ve never flown you don’t even know
you’ve never flown you don’t even know
you’ve never flown you don’t even know what it’s like to fly or if you can fly
what it’s like to fly or if you can fly
what it’s like to fly or if you can fly below you jagged cliffs ready to impale
below you jagged cliffs ready to impale
below you jagged cliffs ready to impale you if you fail several hundred feet
you if you fail several hundred feet
you if you fail several hundred feet down in the water adults
down in the water adults
down in the water adults squawk encouragement to you
remember your very first time up on that
remember your very first time up on that high dive alone with everyone watching
high dive alone with everyone watching
high dive alone with everyone watching multiply that by a thousand you’re never
multiply that by a thousand you’re never
multiply that by a thousand you’re never really ready you just have to well you
really ready you just have to well you
really ready you just have to well you know take the plunge
you plummet down at first toward your
you plummet down at first toward your death on the rocks but other adults are
death on the rocks but other adults are
death on the rocks but other adults are following you guiding you showing you
following you guiding you showing you
following you guiding you showing you the way you don’t fly exactly but you do
the way you don’t fly exactly but you do
the way you don’t fly exactly but you do glide you use those wings just enough to
glide you use those wings just enough to
glide you use those wings just enough to stay with the adults and clear the rocks
stay with the adults and clear the rocks
stay with the adults and clear the rocks you made it you skip like a pebble on
you made it you skip like a pebble on
you made it you skip like a pebble on the water and then exhilaration
other chicks follow your lead and take
other chicks follow your lead and take the plunge too until your whole
the plunge too until your whole
the plunge too until your whole water-loving species is where it belongs
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