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"What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money."

George Leigh Mallory, British Celebrity

Money, Life, Adventure, End

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"What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money."

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"What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money."

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