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It Was a Lot Scarier Looking Down

It Was a Lot Scarier Looking Down

When falling is the only option

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Rick Lewis
Mar 29, 2025
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I was trying to get comfortable with the idea that I was about to walk off the roof out into empty space. Dizzy with fear, I stood at the edge of the garage, peering over the leaf-filled gutter to the pavement sixteen feet below. But I couldn’t make myself do it—for obvious reasons—having to do with pesky urges about av…

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