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People waiting to cross the road are like fairy penguins nervous to make the run from the water up the beach.

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Keep looking at each other, stepping forward hesitantly then ducking back.

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It\u2019s like, there\u2019s no safety in numbers! Car can squash all of you. Stop looking at each other and look at the fucking road.

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I do this a lot. I think my brain has latched on to some mistaken analogy to the theory of nuclear deterrence. \u201cEven if that driver is willing to run over me, he surely will not escalate to killing all ten of us.\u201d

\n\nThere’s a Japanese saying, “\u8d64\u4fe1\u53f7\u7686\u3067\u6e21\u308c\u3070\u6016\u304f\u306a\u3044”. “If everyone crosses against the light, there’s nothing to fear.”"}