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The rope connecting two men on a mountain is more than nylon protection it is an organic thing that transmits subtle messages of intent and disposition from man to man it is an extension of the tactile senses, a psychological bond, a wire along which currents of communication flow.

Trevanian

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Trevanian
Died: 2005
Died: December 14
Novelist
Screenwriter
University Teacher
Writer
Tōkyō
Two
Psychological
Wire
Thing
Protection
Organic
Nylon
Men
Senses
Rope
Transmits
Messages
Connecting
Tactile
Communication
Bond
Transmit
Flow
Disposition
Extension
Mountain
Subtle
Extensions
Along
Currents
Intent

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