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 "FUNAMBULIST 
        IX _diamond down "2011,  riverstone/ pigmented and sealed steel, 19"h x11"w 
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  available  Pronunciation: fu·nam·bu·list 
        \-list\     Function: noun
 Etymology: Latin funambulus ropewalker, from funis rope + ambulare to 
        walk
 Date: 1824
 1 : tightrope walking
 2 : a show especially of mental agility
 
  
  Philippe Petit  
       French funambulist 
        who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the 
        World Trade Center in New York City 
         on August 7, 1974.                      
       
    
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