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From Wondery, I'm Virginia Madson and this is Who's Amazing Life.

You've heard of people who changed the course of history but before they made their mark on the world,

They were people like you and me, still figuring out what they wanted to do with their lives.

On this episode, you will be that person everyone knows.

You might be a musician, or an athlete, a scientist, or a painter.

You may know what the person accomplished later in life,

but now you can experience everything we faced along the way.

From challenges and heartbreak, to triumphs and excitement,

all the moments that built this person into someone who would change the world.

There will be clues to who you are, so pay attention,

but only at the end will you find out who you are.

So sit back and imagine your amazing life as the adventurer.

Imagine you are high in the treetops above the African jungle.

You scramble from branch to branch.

You are being chased by hungry leopard, and you are running for your life.

You maneuver through the trees like a wild animal, because you are.

Even though you are human, the jungle is the only world you've ever known.

The leopard leaps onto your branch, teeth gnashing, eyes filled with fire,

and then, oh no, you've run out of branches.

As you dodge that leopard's sharp claws, you lean out and grab hold of a vine

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