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¡¡¡¡The yearly Marathon in my town usually happened during a heat wave£®My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance ¡¡¡¡1¡¡¡¡ any of them needed medical attention£®
¡¡¡¡¡°We¡¯re suppose to stay behind the ¡¡¡¡2¡¡¡¡ runner, so take it slowly,¡± I said to the driver, Doug, as the race started£®
¡¡¡¡The front-runners started to ¡¡¡¡3¡¡¡¡ and then my eyes were ¡¡¡¡4¡¡¡¡ to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a loose white T-shirt£®
¡¡¡¡We knew we were already watching our ¡°last runner£®¡± Her ¡¡¡¡5¡¡¡¡ were so crippled(²Ð¼²µÄ)that it seemed almost impossible for her to be able to walk, ¡¡¡¡6¡¡¡¡ alone run a marathon£®
¡¡¡¡Doug and I ¡¡¡¡7¡¡¡¡ in silence as she slowly moved forward£®¡¡¡¡8¡¡¡¡, she was the only runner left in sight£®Tears streamed down my face when I watched with respect ¡¡¡¡9¡¡¡¡ she pushed forward with great ¡¡¡¡10¡¡¡¡ through the last miles£®
¡¡¡¡When the finish line came into sight, rubbish lay everywhere and the ¡¡¡¡11¡¡¡¡ crowds had long gone home£®¡¡¡¡12¡¡¡¡, standing straight and ever so proud ¡¡¡¡13¡¡¡¡ a lone man£®He was ¡¡¡¡14¡¡¡¡ one end of a ribbon(¶Ð´ø)of crepe paper(ÖåÎÆÖ½)¡¡¡¡15¡¡¡¡ to a post£®She slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the paper fluttering behind her£®
¡¡¡¡I do not know this woman¡¯s name, but that day she became part of my ¡¡¡¡16¡¡¡¡ ¨Ca part I often depend on£®For her, it wasn¡¯t about ¡¡¡¡17¡¡¡¡ the other runners or winning a prize, but about ¡¡¡¡18¡¡¡¡ what she had set out to do, no matter ¡¡¡¡19¡¡¡¡£®When I think things are too difficult or I get those ¡°I-just-can¡¯t-do-it,¡± I think of the last runner£®Then I realize how ¡¡¡¡20¡¡¡¡ the task before me really is£®
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