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Boredom lies only with the traveler's limited perception and his failure to explore deeply enough. After a while, I found my perception limited.

William Least Heat-Moon

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William Least Heat-Moon
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: August 27
Historian
Writer
Kansas City
Missouri
Enough
Boredom
Limited
Deeply
Perception
Lies
Failure
Lying
Traveler
Found
Explore

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