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Ba-da-da-da, YES! Dum-dum-dum-

DUM, YES! Ba-da-da-da—sounds like

the sort of thing a Roman general

would stage to announce his arrival in

the city he’s about to sack. The greeters

who manned the gates to the auditorium

earlier in the day with high fives

and bright smiles have morphed into

gatekeepers of the Firewalk, arms beckoning

toward the bridge of flames.

As best I can tell, a successful Firewalk

depends not so much on your

state of mind as on how thick the soles

of your feet happen to be, so I watch

from a safe distance. But I seem to be

the only one hanging back. Most of the

UPWers make it across, whooping as

they go.

“I did it!” they cry when they get to

the other side of the firepit. “I did it!”

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