The loneliest people in extreme environments aren’t the ones far from home. They’re the ones who return and discover that nobody left behind can hold the weight of what they saw.

The loneliest people in extreme environments aren’t the ones far from home. They’re the ones who return and discover that nobody left behind can hold the weight of what they saw.

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The hardest part of returning from extreme environments isn't re-entry. It's discovering that the people waiting at the gate were never the ones you missed.

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The hardest part of returning from extreme environments isn't re-entry. It's discovering that the people waiting at the gate were never the ones you missed.

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