Ready! Set! Fall!

400 feet, are you afraid of heights?

What a sight?

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Step right up to the edge, a mortal delight.

No fright.

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Close your eyes.

Are you ready for this surprise?

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Extend your arms.

There is no harm.

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Sun beats down on your face.

The wind blows your hair out of place.

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Are you ready? There’s no hurry.

No worry.

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Enjoy this moment.

It has no opponent.

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No cords tether your ankles.

This experience will not be strangled.

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At the bottom, a setup worthy of a Hollywood stunt team.

Is this a dream?

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The only sound you hear is the wind.

Your heart and mind are intertwined.

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The moment of truth. Are you pumped?

Are you going to jump?

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How many times have you stated, ‘there are worse things than death’?

Will you hold your breath?

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Don’t jump, just fall.

This frame isn’t that tall.

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You wiggle your toes over the edge.

A molten steely ledge.

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The wind is hot on the way down.

You hear not a sound.

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Not the wind. Not your breath. Or the wild beating of your heart.

Did you think you would fly apart?

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You allow the power of the fall to push your legs and arms up toward the sky.

Why pry?

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Enjoy this. You’ll never get to do it again.

This is a win.

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You wake with the sun beating into your eyes?

You’re alive, surprise!

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Did you really have to pass out?

Or was it your brains inability to deal with this bout?

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How long have you laid here?

Air rushes to your lungs with a peal.

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Standing on solid ground is a struggle.

Your legs are wobbly, you muddle.

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Your heart is racing.

Your nerves on edge, pacing.

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Wide eyed, shade your brow

searching for the top of the tower.

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You did it.

You free fell and made it.

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Or did you?