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The senses were isolated in soundless dark; so, for that matter, was the mind; but one was stayed, while the other possessed the flight of a falcon; … - Richard E. Byrd
" "The senses were isolated in soundless dark; so, for that matter, was the mind; but one was stayed, while the other possessed the flight of a falcon; and the free choice and opportunity of the one everlastingly emphasized the poverty of the other. From the depth of my being would sometimes surge a fierce desire to be projected spectacularly
into the living warmths and movements the mind revisited. Usually the desire had no special focus. It sought no single thing. Rather it darted and wavered over a panorama of human aspects-my family at dinner time, the sound of voices in a downstairs room, the cool feeling of rain.
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About Richard E. Byrd
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd (25 October 1888 – 11 March 1957) was a U.S. Naval officer, aviator, and pioneering polar explorer.
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Richard Evelyn Byrd
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Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr.
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Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr.
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Richard Byrd
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That risks were involved, all of us knew; but none, so far as we could foresee, that were too great. Otherwise, as leader of a big polar expedition, and subject to all the responsibilities implicit in command, I could not have gone. That I miscalculated is proved by the fact that I nearly lost my life. Yet, I do not regret going.
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