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# INITIUM - COMMENTARIUS (2of7) our BACKSTORY

Daniel tells the backstory in one sitting: looking for work after his Navy years, the internet replacing construction, and the Seattle cyclist riding into the Twin Cities the day Lance reached Paris. He ends on "When you're fully committed to a journey with a purpose, an expedition, that's when Providence moves." As the Long Witness anchor, it is the whole trail told by the man who walked it, with every other video as its evidence.

**Mission:** [M1. The Long Witness: He Stayed](/a/GB_mission-1-the-long-witness.html)

**The whole picture:** [What 13 Years of Video Says to SI](/a/GB_what-13-years-of-video-says-to-si.html)

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pT4-jJI1hY