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2、ychoosethelabel'LeglessMan'.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:zinthetwentiethcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs-Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalkin
3、g.Thissituationwasforceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseoftheirextraordinarywayoflife.Inthosedays,peoplethoughtnothingoftravellinghundredsofmileseachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn'tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailways,s
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5、elgivesyouabird's-eyeviewoftheworld一orevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainablurredimageofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardrivers,inparticular,areforeverobsessedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttosto
6、p.Isitthelureofthegreatmotorways,orwhat?Andasforseatravel,ithardlydeservesmention-Itisperfectlysummedupinthewordsoftheoldsong:ZIjoinedthenavytoseetheworld,andwhatdidIsee?Isawthesea/Thetypicaltwentieth・centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssaysTvebeenthere.zYou
7、mentiontheremotest,mostevocativeplace-namesintheworldlikeElDorado,Kabul,Irkutskandsomeoneisboundtosay'I'vebeenthere7一meaning,ZIdrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.'Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefutur
8、ebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless-Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,yoususpendallexperience;thepresentceasestobeareality:youmightj
