Even as a child, Robert Swan knew he wanted to be an explorer when he grew up.

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But he never forgot that day and when he grew up after a short spell playing football at LSU he did become a hobo.

但随着他渐渐长大，他没有忘记那一天的事,他在路易斯安那州立大学打了一阵橄榄球，后来成了流浪汉。

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