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\u201cIf you look at a map, you see that Hawaii is in the middle of nowhere. \u00a0It\u2019s 17 hours of straight flying from London. \u00a0It\u2019s very far away, and sometimes you feel as if you\u2019re on another planet. \u00a0But I like that. \u00a0Also, that\u2019s ideal for writing.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nPaul Theroux<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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