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In the drink, waiting for the start ...
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and they're off ...
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great photo, a copy of this one is on my office wall ...
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swim in shadow of Golden Gate ...
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bike under the Golden Gate ...
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The Road to Glory in San Francisco or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Waves