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Sean's hatred of stillness culminated in the use of his grenade launcher against the mighty waters of Crater Lake.
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Ryan wanted me to get a shot of him looking thoughtful so that he could show it to friends who still doubted he could read.
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By counting all those rings, you can clearly tell that the tree is dead.
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The only thing that broke the stillness was the trail of a boat traveling to the other side for a jamboree.
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The bottom goes out for a couple feet, then drops off more than a thousand. Really. Oh, and it's ice cold.
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This is Ryan having second thoughts about wading into the abyss.
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The first few test rocks Ryan threw in drown and never resurfaced. This gave him pause.
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(internal) "I'd totally go back on my promise not to swim naked, but the water IS rather cold."
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The beginning of a new game: Rock, mountain, net. Still working on the rules.
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Ryan finally makes some ripples.
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"Oh god oh god oh god oh god."
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Ryan takes a break to adjust his shorts, dry his hair, and watch some squirrels have sex on the shore.
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Near the end of his swim, Ryan was so cold and numb he started to believe he could warm up by pretending to be an otter.
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We said goodbye to the lake, the trees, and 50,000 of Ryan's now frozen braincells.
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"What?"