[THE PITCH: Blog 36] We had been warned — this trip would be hard, but with a good attitude, or at least a good excuse, we sang sans inhibition as we marchedon: “Blame it on the backpack/ Blame it on the kicks/ Blame it on a lack of oxygen got ya feeling sick.”

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