不要怕，往前走！

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1、不要怕，往前走！　　ThemanisdoingsomethingonhislawnthatIdon’tunderstand.　　AsIpass，he’scleaningalongcanvasstrapwithadullblade，asifhe’ssharpeningit.Thestrapissuspended，stretchedbetweentwotrees.Henodsatme，smilesfromunderhiscowboyhat.IusedtoliveinthisneighborhoodinDallas，onthisvery

2、street.ButIdon’trememberhim.Hisbeardiswhite，long，pointed.Theredinhischeeksmatchestheredinhistie-dyedT-shirt.Inodandsmileback，butthencontinuedownthestreet，marvelingatthenewhouses.　　WhenIreturntothecorner，themanisstandingonthestrapsuspendedbetweenthetrees.He’swalking，bo

3、uncing.Inthetimeittookmetowanderthelengthoftheblock，he’spulledtwothick1）crashpadsontothegrass，shedhis2）moccasins，andhoppedup.AshebouncesoffIaskhimhowlonghe’sbeentightrope-walking.　　“Notatightrope.”Heshakesafinger.“Aslackline，girl.SinceOctober.Ican’tdomuchyet.Wanttotry

4、？”　　“Ihavethewrongshoeson.”　　“Naw，girl.Peopledothisinanything.”　　I’mscaredofthingsthatareunstable，narrow.Allmylife，I’vetriedtoavoidthem.ButI’minmy40s.Timeitselfisnarrowinginfrontofme.Ifindmyselfsuddenlykickingoffmy3）clogs，standinginmysocks.Thestrangertakesthedull4）spa

5、tulaandcleansthedirtfromtheline.Iaskhisname.　　“Merlin.”　　HeexplainsthatIshouldgetmyrightfootupfirst.Ido.Thestrap，onlyaninchorsowide，startsshakingwildly.　　“Justyournerves，girl.5）Paynoheed.Hoptheotherfootup.I’llholdyou.Keepyoureyesstraightahead，don’tlookdown.Whenyouthin

6、kyou’regoingtofall，justbendyourknees.”　　Iholdfasttohisshoulders.He’ssteadyandwarm，socomfortingthatwhenI’vefinallygottwofeetontheline，Ican’tbringmyselftoletgo.Thestrapisstillvibrating，andIdon’tseehowI’ll…thenIremember.Lookstraightahead.Ifyouthinkyou’regoingtofall，bendy

7、ourknees.　　Ifeelit.Thatstrangemomentwhenyouforgetyourself，forgetthatthere’sanythingatallunlikelyaboutmeetingamaninacowboyhatandsuspendingyourselfabovehisgrass.It’sonlyforafewseconds.ButIletgo.　　IgrabMerlin，laughing，andhopoff：　　“Youareamagician.”　　“Apoettoo.Wanttohear？

8、　　“Offalling，”Isay.　　“ButItoldyouwhattodo.”　　Bendyourknees.It’snotatightrope.It’saslackline.　　Ihaveneverforgotten：Embracethe