Climbing
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Climbing the mountain
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Steep and sheer
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You look for every
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Foot and hand hold
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You strain and struggle
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To keep going
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Ever upward
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To the top
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Outstretched hand
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Holds the rock
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Boot treads
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Grip tight
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Til a slip happens
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Caught between
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The earth and
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The sky
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Air rushing past
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Certain death
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Looms near
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Then ...
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A hand reaches out
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Grabs a hold
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And slowly
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A friend pulls you back
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-Kendra Erickson-
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June of '98
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