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Hi James,

I just wanted to wish everyone at a Happy 40th Birthday! Despite being almost the same age as your publication—and unlike so many of your loyal readers—my association with Wild only started three years ago, when I attended my first ever adventure film festival (Radical Reels) and noticed it was sponsored by Immediately I bought myself a one-year subscription, and would have continued to subscribe if life (and coronavirus) hadn’t got in the way first. As it is, I’ve not had a permanent address now for almost two years, which

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