Outside, he squatted down by the tracks, pulled his sarong up, and held his breath.

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As black smoke billowed over the highway in front of him, Berti held his breath and drove through it.

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He held his breath and remembered what his grandmother told him, to always pray to God to forgive his sins.

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That was the first validation for Woodman, whose friends thought their former surfing buddy had held his breath underwater for a little too long.

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He held his breath.

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