山路历险记
<p>"<span word="Fear">Fear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="fearis">fearis</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="interferes">interferes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="country">country</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="Mac">Mac</span>, <span word="move">move</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="belongings">belongings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sedan">sedan</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="motel">motel</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p> <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twinge">twinge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="hilly">hilly</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vague">vague</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Ridge">Ridge</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breathlessness">breathlessness</span> <span word="gripped">gripped</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span>, <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pit">pit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="veer">veer</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roadway">roadway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="knuckles">knuckles</span> <span word="whitened">whitened</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tense">tense</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nashville">Nashville</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mac">Mac</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="sort">sort</span>. "<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="cheerfully">cheerfully</span> . "<span word="Lots">Lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span>."</p>
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