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Dive out of space, for the next level of adrenal thrill
Jun 27 2007, Bharat

I like the beauty of life - but some prefer an intimate relationship between life and death. They like extreme sports, the adrenal thrill of challenging limits and cheating death, jumping of cliffs and planes.

Heart’s plummeting, while you sit...

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