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Thiswasthebeginningofanother_2_dayinNewYorkCity
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Waiting4thecrowdedstreets,ontopora5110storieshigh,wasPhilippePetit
ThisdaringFrenchmanwasaboutto 卫 atightrope(绷索)betweentwotowersoftheWorldTradeCenter:Philippetookhisfirst7withgreatcare
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_9onlyabalancingpole,Philippewalkedhiswayacross,a10of131feet
Soontherush-hourbegantonotice
Whata12
There,1350 忆etabovethestreet,a13figurewaswalkingonair
Philippemadeseven14,backand(来回)
Hewasn'tsatisfiedwithjust15
Attimes,hewouldturn,sitdown,and16goonhisknees
Once,hehadtheastonishing17toliedownonthethinthread
Andthousandsof18watchersstaredwiththeirheartsbeatingfast
Aftertheforty-five-minute19,Philippewa