Mucha ARENA y PIEDRAS me COMPLICAN la RUTA con la NUEVA DESERT X RALLY (S24/E00_1) VUELTA al MUNDO

Charly Sinewan
28 Jan 202425:01

Summary

TLDRThe script depicts a motorcyclist traveling through the Sahara desert in Morocco en route to Marrakech for a motorcycle launch event. Faced with sandy dunes, rocky terrain, and isolated passages, he decides to take off-road tracks to reach his destination on time despite the challenges. With locals offering guidance on tire pressure for the conditions and military checkpoints along the way, he revels in the striking desert vistas. As daylight dwindles, he speeds up to complete the journey before nightfall, aiming to arrive safely in Marrakech for the international press launch.

Takeaways

  • 😀 The narrator is traveling through the Sahara desert in Morocco on a motorcycle
  • 🌵 He gets slightly lost at one point and asks the viewer/scriptwriter for help finding his way back to the path
  • 🛣️ He encounters locals who give him advice and warn him about the challenging road ahead
  • ⛽ He struggles with tire pressure - lowering it helps on sand but risks punctures
  • 🏍️ He is test riding the new Ducati DesertX Rally motorcycle and needs to get it to Marrakesh for a press event
  • ⏱️ He misjudges the amount of daylight left and time required to reach his destination
  • 🔦 He pushes on as sunset approaches, determined to make it despite the difficult terrain
  • 🗻 The route takes him through stunning and remote desert landscapes
  • 🛑 He has amusing encounters with local military checkpoints along the way
  • 😅 Despite some drama and uncertainty, he maintains a positive spirit about his adventure

Q & A

  • Where is the narrator traveling at the beginning?

    -The narrator is traveling in the south of Morocco, a few kilometers from Algeria.

  • Why does the narrator have to get to Marrakech quickly?

    -The narrator has to get to Marrakech for the international press presentation of a new motorcycle he is testing, the Desert Rally.

  • What advice does Mohamed give the narrator?

    -Mohamed advises the narrator to lower the tire pressure to go faster on the sand and to go slowly when tired.

  • What happens when the narrator reaches the checkpoint?

    -At the checkpoint, the military asks to see the narrator's passport. The narrator doesn't have it, but they let him through anyway.

  • How does the narrator feel about the landscape?

    -The narrator is amazed by the beautiful desert landscape, wishing he could use a drone to capture it.

  • Why does the narrator increase the tire pressure?

    -The narrator increases tire pressure to avoid punctures from the rocky terrain, despite it being harder in the sand.

  • What time constraints is the narrator facing?

    -The narrator started late and has a limited amount of daylight to reach Marrakech.

  • What is the narrator testing on this trip?

    -The narrator is testing a new Desert Rally motorcycle that Ducati wants him to showcase at a press event.

  • Where does the narrator stay overnight?

    -The narrator stays overnight in Tagounite before continuing his journey the next day.

  • What equipment is the narrator using?

    -The narrator mentions using a Tripltek tablet and wanting an ARN remote control for it.

Outlines

00:00

😃 Getting prepared for the beginning of a journey through the Saharan desert

The paragraph describes the start of a journey through the Saharan desert in Morocco. It mentions getting slightly lost but not being concerned, wanting to find the right path again without risk of puncture or falls. It requests suggestions for the best route to take to get back on track.

05:05

😅 Explaining the challenging situation and need to get to the destination on time

The paragraph explains the challenging situation of needing to test a new Desert Rally motorcycle prototype and get it to Marrakech on time and intact for an international press presentation. It mentions the difficulty of having to go fast but carefully over difficult terrain with the risk of punctures. It weighs whether to keep the tire pressure low for speed or higher to reduce puncture risks.

10:06

🌄 Taking in the beauty but acknowledging the isolation and risks

The paragraph describes the beauty of the Moroccan desert but also the isolation and the risks if something goes wrong. It mentions it would be cold and dangerous to have to sleep there if stranded. It talks about stopping in a town for the night if there was more time, but the need to keep going to make it to Marrakech on schedule.

15:08

😮 Admiring the spectacular and ever-changing desert views

The paragraph expresses admiration for the spectacular constantly changing desert views in Morocco. It mentions awe-inspiring rock formations, inviting sand dunes, a luxurious hotel in the middle of nowhere. It weighs whether to continue straightforward or take an easier paved route but decides to press on into the desert again.

20:10

🏍 Heading into rockier terrain and deciding to play it safer

The paragraph describes entering rockier desert terrain with more risk of punctures. It mentions visualizing getting a flat tire and being stuck there alone overnight in the cold. So it decides to add air to the tires and go slower in the sand to avoid unnecessary risks, in order to try to reach the next town by nightfall.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Desert

The video takes place in the Sahara desert. The desert setting is central to the story, as the main character travels through and gets lost in the desert while testing a new rally motorcycle. The harsh conditions of the desert landscape pose challenges.

💡Motorcycle

The main character is test driving a new rally motorcycle called the DesertX Rally through the Moroccan desert. His goal is to make it to Marrakech for the international launch of this new motorcycle model. The motorcycle's off-road capabilities are tested through the journey.

💡Journey

The transcript chronicles a multi-day motorcycle journey through the Moroccan desert. The journey is both a physical challenge across a harsh landscape as well as an internal emotional experience for the rider.

💡Isolation

Being alone and isolated in the desert poses risks for the motorcyclist. He realizes that if he breaks down or gets injured, help would be very far away. This sense of isolation adds tension and danger.

💡Risk

Riding through the desert alone on a motorcycle carries substantial risks like getting lost, injured in a fall, or stranded from mechanical issues or flats. The rider tries to balance making good time with mitigating risks.

💡Navigation

The rider relies on GPS navigation and tracks from his friend Martin to find his way through the desert. When he gets lost, he struggles to find paths that will lead him back towards his route.

💡Time

The pressure of making it to Marrakech by a specific deadline adds tension, requiring strategic decisions about pace and risk tradeoffs. Arriving late or damaging the motorcycle would have consequences.

💡Landscape

The desert landscapes described are harsh but profoundly beautiful. The rider expresses awe at the spectacular vistas, dunes, rock formations, oases, and stars.

💡Culture

The transcript references interactions with Moroccan people along the route, like soldiers at checkpoints or a man named Mohamed who advises him. These encounters provide cultural touches.

💡Adventure

The entire narrative revolves around the adventurous, challenging, and risky feat of riding a motorcycle through the formidable Sahara desert landscape.

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Transcripts

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Ugh, it's gone down there, huh.

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Here begins the Sahara, the largest hot desert in the world.

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I am in the south of Morocco, a few kilometers from Algeria and slightly lost.

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What a beautiful loss, huh!

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There is no need to make any drama because there is not much risk here,

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but for this reason, precisely, perhaps I am underestimating the desert too much

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and that should not be done.

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No, no, no, no, no, I'm getting into trouble, I think.

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A while ago I got lost and went off the track, which was a sandy path that crossed this dry river.

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Yes Yes Yes yes Yes. I continue along the "fucking" river.

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And now I'm trying to get to that track by crossing, off-piste,

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and, man, it's nothing particularly complicated, but if I have a puncture or a bad fall,

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taking into account that off-piste it's difficult for someone to pass,

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I need a path that goes there.

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Well it could get me in trouble.

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Could you please, screenwriter, provide me with a path that will take me there?

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Conclusion, the sooner you find the track the better.

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Ah, look at it, this is the way, perfect.

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Phew, here we go.

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Well then if I continue down this path I arrive at Martín's track.

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The roads return, the sand returns.

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This is the way.

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I'm under a lot of pressure, but I don't want to puncture.

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Well, this is starting to get really gritty, huh.

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The world on a motorcycle with Charly Sinewan

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Season 24

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The desert. Prologue 1

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How are you?

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Good and you?

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French?

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French?

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Spanish.

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You have a problem?

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No, no, perfect.

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Enjoy!

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All good.

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All good?

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Yes, yes, no problem.

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How are you?

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Everything's fine?

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Good all good.

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There is a lot of sand.

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Better to lower the pressure.

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But?

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Yes much better.

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More, do you think, what do you say?

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That's it, go down further in front.

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I just don't want to click, because click...

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If there is no stone here.

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There is no stone, right?

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Not just fine sand.

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AHA.

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Yes that's fine.

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Good or more?

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Not good.

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And this one?

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This is too.

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Well, is that enough?

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What is your name?

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Mohamed.

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Mohamed, I'm Carlos, delighted and thank you very much for your advice.

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We go slowly when we are tired and we stop, okay?

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Yes, yes, always, always.

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Let's go slowly, slowly.

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Always slowly.

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Do they have plenty of water?

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Much water?

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Do you have water?

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Two liters.

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Two liters.

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Little, right?

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Do you have a bottle?

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Yes.

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Can I buy you a bottle?

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No, I'll give it to you.

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Yeah?

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Thank you.

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Perfect.

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Thank you.

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I don't pay them, surely?

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Not well.

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Thank you.

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Have a good trip, enjoy.

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Have a good trip.

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Thanks, Mohamed.

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These cool French people gave me water.

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And they have already warned me that things are getting ugly.

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I knew there was going to be an ugly bit, but I didn't know how soon.

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So, nothing...

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Well, today it's time to be careful

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and don't fall too many times because the physical aspect is the worst.

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A new journey within the same journey begins here.

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Let's see if I can explain myself:

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This is going to be hard, huh.

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It is around 2 in the afternoon and if you saw the previous chapter, you know that I am heading to Marrakech

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where I have to arrive in two days for the presentation to the international press of this motorcycle, the new Desert Rally.

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That little stop has been good for me because...

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They have left it for me a few days before so that I can test it on a trip, which is what I mainly do,

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but I have to get to Marrakech on time and with the motorcycle intact.

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This Mohamed has upset me a little, he has alarmed me.

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I think they are used to rescuing people, especially with these types of motorcycles, who burn the clutch

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or who drop it many times and can't continue due to fatigue and so on, right?

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So, it turns out that I have to go more or less fast and without stopping too much,

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but without being at risk of falling, for which low pressure helps a lot,

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but of course, I have the risk of a puncture, which would probably be the worst scenario.

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Well, the sand has been removed and now, look, there is stone...

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What do I do, put pressure on it now?

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What a pain, right?!

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Having to inflate and deflate.

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Man, the bike goes much better like this in all circumstances and the only thing is that, getting a puncture.

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This is going to be my meal today.

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Punished for falling asleep.

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What a disaster, really.

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I left at 11, I should have left at 9; Two hours I fell asleep like a child.

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What a pleasure on the other hand, too, right?

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So, nothing, I have to give it gas.

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I'm very happy, really.

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The suspension feels awful.

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The main differences and improvements of this "Ducatank" front model, which is waiting for us in Colombia,

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are 20 mm more travel in the front and rear suspension,

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adjustable steering damper, high fender,

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improvement in the gear and brake lever Remember that they bend easily in falls,

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Excel tires or rims, much more resistant and better for offroad, but be careful, without tubeless

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and of course, and that depends on taste, the aesthetics.

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And then, the truth is that with the Mosko this 40 looks spectacular, huh.

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These are a prototype, red, I don't know if they are going to be released, I think so.

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They are, come on, perfect.

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What an outrageous place, right?!

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Morocco is very spectacular, huh.

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It had been a long time since he had come.

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And then I'm also happy with the Tripltek tablet,

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which is big, at first it gave me a little trouble... because it covered a lot but I've gotten used to it quickly, really.

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I am missing the ARN Remote Control to control it like the other bike.

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I have the remote control and with that and the tablet I will go great on the trip.

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It has a lot of luminosity which is the key.

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So, I'm very happy, really.

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Let's keep going.

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By the way, I'm also getting a new helmet, it's also the Nexx, it's version 3, my same previous model, which is the Trail one,

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made of carbon, I don't remember what the name of the model is, but this was the previous one, it was number two

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and this is number three. .

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Fish memory.

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I have to speed up a little, huh. I'm going a little "hahahahaha", but I can't do it at night in the desert.

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But what's wrong with this camera?!

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It's around 3 in the afternoon, there are 4 hours of light left and there's still a long way to go, so I decide to keep

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the tire pressure low so I can go faster on the sand.

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And now it's time to hit the gas a little, right?

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But until when should I continue like this?

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At what point should I put in air and reduce the risk of puncture?

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Well yes, yes, I'm going to speed up a little because now is the way to hit it.

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It's over.

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Oops...

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How wonderful, right?!

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Ugh...

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Well, here's a town or something.

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Well, that's fine, right? In the middle of the desert there should be things, there should be houses, camps, shelters,

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in case something happens.

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It is not a very dangerous area, but I am talking about bad people, not dangerous at all.

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Morocco is very safe.

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I mean that you are very isolated and that something could happen to you, but,

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obviously, if you have a serious accident, it takes a while for something to get here, that is of course,

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but apart from that, if you have a breakdown, for example, and you have to stay It's very cold to sleep.

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Very dangerous, he puts himself in the middle so you can hit him.

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I don't hit him, I think we should all stop hitting them because, as I know,

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you're going to hit him, there's a rock bigger than the other, "bang", the motorcycle takes you and you hit him.

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So, if the girl and the boys raise their hands, it's because everyone,

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because there will be people who high-five them.

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I think we should not do it, the habit will disappear.

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Well, that's my opinion, do what you want, of course, you're old men and women.

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Damn, how beautiful Morocco is, huh!

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And, furthermore, they are seeing this from all over the world, right?,

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from Latin America and from Spain and from more places, but of course, for Europeans in general,

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Spaniards in particular, we have this in front of us, that is, it is crossing by boat

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and suddenly the world changes completely.

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Just look where I am.

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Where I am is in a town called Siti Ali and it would be a good option to spend the night

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if I had more time, but as you well know, I have to get to Marrakech tomorrow.

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I'm very happy, guys, about this "lapse", eh, because it is a "lapse".

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Next week Stage 24 starts and we return to Colombia.

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It would also be a perfect place to abandon the offroad route

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and go out on asphalt if you wanted to get to Marrakech faster.

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Okay, this is a cop-out.

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If I had had a problem and wanted to, I could have left here, come back,

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but that is not the case.

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But neither one thing nor the other, so I decide to continue on my way but with an eye on the clock

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because now I enter the desert alone again and there is nothing until the next one, Taounate.

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Crazy, right? This is very Dakar.

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Set, these, giants.

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What a move, right?

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What could that be there in the middle of nowhere?

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What will it be or above all what was, right?

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Look, dunes, mini dunes.

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Yes, yes, there are totally some very inviting dunes here, right?

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And is this a hotel or what?

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Damn, kid, what a hotel, a great hotel here in the middle of nowhere.

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It makes you want to stay there, don't you?, have a luxurious night and in the afternoon at sunset go there to do the...

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But no, I continued.

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This path is incredible, really.

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It's amazing, isn't it?

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In all of this, I never put air in the wheels, I don't know if you remember.

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And here there begins to be...

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There are pieces that I greatly appreciate, there are pieces that I appreciate, simply, like this one,

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but well the risk of the puncture is there, right?

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Anyway, my moves that are also yours for following me.

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Little by little the terrain begins to combine stretches of sand with others of loose stone

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and the image of a puncture passes through my head several times.

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Sure, there's more of this sharp rock.

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I hope we don't complicate it.

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There is a lot of loose rock, a lot of loose stone.

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So, I'm going to see that there is a sandier route around here.

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For all this, what time is it?

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15:40, 2 hours 20 of light left.

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And that taking into account the time and that since I left Sisi Ali I have not crossed paths with anyone.

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I'm not going very far, I don't have much time, to be honest.

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If nothing happens, I think I'm doing well, but there's no chance of a small mishap...

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So the time has come to put air in the tires and start to suffer a little in the sand

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but avoid unnecessary risks.

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The truth is, I don't know what I was thinking for not having put air on it before,

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because there have been times, not many, but there have been times like that, with rock.

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But now it was getting too rocky and I started to visualize a puncture

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at this time,

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alone and no one passing by and it's so cold here that you'll be damned if it hits me at night,

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and I said: "Man, no." ".

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So, nothing, now when the sand comes remember, I'm talking to myself, hey, I'm going crazy,

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but remember to slow down because, of course, it came without air and every time there were sandbanks

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it was incredible,

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but with This pressure means blow.

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"Checkpoint"

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This is from the army.

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Good afternoon!

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All good?

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Passport?

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If

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a person?

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A person, yes.

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Well, we have about 40 kilometers left.

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Thank you.

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A question.

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Tagounite?

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Kilometres?

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How many?

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Twenty thirty?

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Thirty.

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Thirty? OK thanks.

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I don't think I have a f***ing idea, come on.

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I don't know if I have any idea how many km there are or the numbers in English.

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Well, nothing.

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What time is it? 16:30.

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Hey?

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Tourist?

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Yes. Well

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, not much of a joke, eh.

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I mean, yes, there must be about 30 or 40 km left, an hour and a half of light.

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Maybe starting at 11 wasn't a good idea, right?

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In short, let it be what it has to be.

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Whatever it is, I think we have to give this handle a little joy for as long as we can;

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I mean, I mean, not when it gets bad, but, if you can, you have to give it a little speed.

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We left the sandy desert behind and entered the rocky area with only one objective:

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to reach Tagounite by day.

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How beautiful!

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Do not get excited!

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But what a spectacle, right?!

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What a shame that you can't take a drone in this country, huh.

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Of course, if we could take a drone we would arrive at night for sure.

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Kids...

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Well yes, yes, there is this...

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It's quarrelsome, but nice, eh.

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Guys, look, look, look what an outrage!

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Of course, it's a shame that they're not enjoying it with this camera, but there's a set there, an incredible plain.

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We are 900 meters away, from all this.

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What an incredible motorcycle day, huh!

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No, no, not this is much, kids. This is when you feel like stopping running,

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a sign that you have a landscape...

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Thanks Martín for the track!

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Martín never fails, huh.

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Ah kids, look, please, look.

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Would that be put there so you don't go so fast or what?

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Yes, another.

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Yes, yes to prevent you from going here on the curve, right? or something.

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I don't know...

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How beautiful!

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There's going to be something, there's going to be something, there's going to be something here!

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What an incredible route, really!

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Good afternoon.

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Good afternoon.

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How are you?

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All good.

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Everything perfect

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. Spanish?

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Spanish Yes.

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How are you?

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No, no, you don't need a passport.

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Not the passport? Oh, okay. Thank you.

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Clearly an oasis, right?

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I have to add gas, by the way. Very important.

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OsmAnd.

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9:06 in the morning.

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Well, this is today's track.

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How pretty, you look, huh!

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The more dust you have, the more, I love you.

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It's cold, huh. 10 degrees, it's 9 in the morning.

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It's two hours earlier than yesterday when I left very late, I left at 11.

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So, if you look on the map, the distance between Merzouga and this point, which I don't know what it's called,

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is more or less the same as from this point to Marrakech

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Which is where I have to get to today no matter what.

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My idea is to try to do everything on offroad tracks that I have until Marrakech,

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but there is the Atlas,

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so I understand that there are going to be parts that are not going to be as fast as yesterday,

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but I am two hours ahead.

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So, conclusion: I have no idea what is going to happen, I only know that I should arrive in Marrakech tonight.

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Tomorrow is the international presentation of this new DeserX Rally in Marrakech

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and journalists from all over the world are arriving, so yes or yes I have to arrive today and with the bike intact,

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but there are many kilometers left so it all depends on how difficult the road gets. path.

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That's good.

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You didn't want to wake up? Well, here, take the sandbank.

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Next Sunday we start Season 24 in Colombia,

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but this prologue, as you see, is missing an ending.

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So, and don't get used to it, we'll see you again on Thursday.

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Thanks for being there.

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To be continue