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... a certain kind of wanderlust can only be assuaged by the acts of the body itself in motion, not the motion of the car, boat, or plane.

… a certain kind of wanderlust can only be assuaged by the acts of the body itself in motion, not the motion of the car, boat, or plane.
– Rebecca Solnit

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  3. You stole a boat,- she snapped. -œWhat am I doing with you, you boat-stealing lunatic? – Cassandra Clare
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