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Why this cult of wilderness?... because we like the taste of freedom because we like the smell of danger.

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Writer
Edward Paul Abbey
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Wilderness
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Danger

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