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THE LONG-DISTANCE TRAVELER

Keep going: the farther you go,

the smaller you grow

in the eyes of those

who can’t walk anymore, until one day they can

no longer see you. Then

they will declare that you

have disappeared, that

your foolish choice will reduce you

to a lonely ghost in the wilderness.

Keep going, don’t turn to look back.

Always carry enough food and water

and follow no one’s map

but your own. May you have

fresh excitement every day, but don’t

linger at any charming site for long. If you are

blazing a path, do not expect to meet

a fellow traveler. If by chance

you go astray, you will still

have the sun and stars.