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From the Ted Talk by Chris Burkard: The joy of surfing in ice-cold water

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So if I told you that this was the face of pure joy, would you call me crazy? I wouldn't blame you, because every time I look at this aicrtc slfeie, I shiver just a little bit. I want to tell you a little bit about this pthrgopaoh.

I was swimming around in the Lofoten Islands in Norway, just inside the Arctic cicrle, and the water was hovering right at freezing. The air? A brisk -10 with windchill, and I could literally feel the boold trying to leave my hands, feet and face, and rush to potcert my vtail organs. It was the coldest I've ever been. But even with swollen lips, sunken eyes, and cheeks flushed red, I have found that this place right here is somewhere I can find great joy.

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So if I told you that this was the face of pure joy, would you call me crazy? I wouldn't blame you, because every time I look at this ______ ______, I shiver just a little bit. I want to tell you a little bit about this __________.

I was swimming around in the Lofoten Islands in Norway, just inside the Arctic ______, and the water was hovering right at freezing. The air? A brisk -10 with windchill, and I could literally feel the _____ trying to leave my hands, feet and face, and rush to _______ my _____ organs. It was the coldest I've ever been. But even with swollen lips, sunken eyes, and cheeks flushed red, I have found that this place right here is somewhere I can find great joy.

Solution


  1. protect
  2. selfie
  3. vital
  4. circle
  5. blood
  6. arctic
  7. photograph

Original Text


So if I told you that this was the face of pure joy, would you call me crazy? I wouldn't blame you, because every time I look at this Arctic selfie, I shiver just a little bit. I want to tell you a little bit about this photograph.

I was swimming around in the Lofoten Islands in Norway, just inside the Arctic Circle, and the water was hovering right at freezing. The air? A brisk -10 with windchill, and I could literally feel the blood trying to leave my hands, feet and face, and rush to protect my vital organs. It was the coldest I've ever been. But even with swollen lips, sunken eyes, and cheeks flushed red, I have found that this place right here is somewhere I can find great joy.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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  2. arctic
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  30. photograph
  31. place
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  36. selfie
  37. shiver
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  45. windchill