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18 Free-Fall (1) Cause of death: optimism and miscalibration, optimism and euphoria and 300 feet of snow pancaked on top of 9,000 feet of glacial ice. Optimism. On the Herc flight to the Pole they tell me about the skydivers. Died in the free-fall position, some of them punching snow angels six feet deep. ...

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