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| pacific ocean. santa monica pier (in the distance) |
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| red vs. white. white would win this part of the race. |
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| from sea to shining sea. |
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| the southland. |
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| civilization. |
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| a grueling run. we're at the top. army intel willis made it first. again, maybe it was that time in iraq that gave him the edge. |
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| the same night, had asthma attack while trying to sleep. probably pushed myself too hard. |
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| notice m. bell wearing long pants. rattle snakes live in california brushes. |
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| baby rattlesnake (?). it's head doesn't look like a king snake or garter snake. it's got that triangular shape: a marker of poisonous fangs. if it weren't for a couple on the trail checking it out, i wouldn't have noticed it. |
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| malibu: 8.5 percent asian american. |
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| 92 percent euro american. a community in the hills. |
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| downtown l.a. |
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| the santa monica merry-go-round is a registered national landmark. marilyn monroe used to spend mornings there. one day she was offered a job by one of the hands; she took off her sunglasses and that was the end of the conversation. |
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| pacific ocean. a five hour flight from honolulu: the only major city in the united states with a majority asian-american population (63 percent). |
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| santa monica: 7.25 percent yellow. |
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| a redtail (?) hawk. |
