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Use the video above to inspire the opening of a short story or poem — or tell us about a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.
Consider writing from the perspective of one of the skateboarders. Where are they going? What are their lives like? How often do they travel by skateboard? Why is that their preferred mode of getting around?
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