There Is This To Be Said For Walking: It's The One Mode Of Human Locomotion By Which A Man Proceeds On His Own Two Fee

There Is This To Be Said For Walking: It's The One Mode Of Human Locomotion By Which A Man Proceeds On His Own Two Fee

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There is this to be said for walking: It's the one mode of human locomotion by
which a man proceeds on his own two feet, upright, erect, as a man should be,
not squatting on his rear haunches like a frog.
-- Edward Abbey

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