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    CAPTURING ENORMOUS BABY STEPS

    Dec 09, 2019 2 minutes
    WORDS & IMAGES: Kamil Sustiak

    ‘Could you try to hang on one arm for me, please?’ I jumped on the bar, let go with my left arm and my body started to uncontrollably rotate.

    ‘This is fucked.’ I thought

    ‘Not bad,’ Lee said, ‘we just need to make the shoulder stronger and you will be alright.’

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