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[at-l] A good quote for thru-hikers

Came across this while re-reading Whitman's "Song of the Open Road," and it
seems a pretty good description of what happens when you set off for a
six-month thru-hike:

	These are the days that must happen to you:
	You shall not heap up what is called riches,
	You shall scatter with lavish hand all that you earn or achieve,
	You but arrive at the city to which you were destin'd, you hardly
		settle yourself to satisfaction before you are call'd
		by an irresistable call to depart,
	You shall be treated to the ironical smiles and mockings of those
		who remain behind you,
	What beckonings of love you receive you shall only answer with
		passionate kisses of parting,
	You shall not allow the hold of those who spread their reach'd
		hands toward you.
			--Walt Whitman

--Rhymin' Worm


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