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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Spotlight Advanced.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Patrick Woodward and I'm Megan Nolette. Spotlight uses a

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<v Speaker 2>special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people

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<v Speaker 2>to understand no matter where in the world they live.

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<v Speaker 1>Philippe Quason swims in very cold water. The sea is dark,

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<v Speaker 1>the waves are high. He is in the far North.

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<v Speaker 1>He's crossing the Bearing Strait. Finally he reaches dry land.

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<v Speaker 1>It has been the most difficult swim in his life,

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<v Speaker 1>but he has finished. He has crossed the seas separating

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<v Speaker 1>Asia and North America.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a major success for anyone, but it is

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<v Speaker 2>it's an even greater success for Philippe Croezon. Croezon has

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<v Speaker 2>no arms and no legs. Today's spotlight is on Philip Croezon.

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<v Speaker 2>His successes show us that we can all achieve great things,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter who we are.

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<v Speaker 1>Philippe Quason was twenty sixty years old when he had

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<v Speaker 1>an accident. He was working to fix a television wire.

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<v Speaker 1>He climbed to the top of his house on a

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<v Speaker 1>metal ladder, but he accidentally touched a power line. The

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<v Speaker 1>electric shock went through the ladder. It set his arms

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<v Speaker 1>and legs on fire. A neighbor found him twenty minutes later,

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<v Speaker 1>his arms and legs were burned so badly that they

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<v Speaker 1>stuck to the metal.

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<v Speaker 2>The doctors tried to save Croezon's arms and legs, but

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<v Speaker 2>they could not. The doctors had to remove both of

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<v Speaker 2>his arms and both of his legs. They left parts

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<v Speaker 2>of both arms and legs, but not enough to walk

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<v Speaker 2>or use his arms. Croison had been a healthy young man,

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<v Speaker 2>but now he was disabled. Talking about this much later,

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<v Speaker 2>Croezon told the BBC.

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<v Speaker 3>When they cut off my last leg, I wanted to die.

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<v Speaker 3>I was so depressed. My spirit was as low as

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<v Speaker 3>you can get. But you have to choose, and I

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<v Speaker 3>chose to live.

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<v Speaker 1>While he was recovering in the hospital, Quaison saw a

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<v Speaker 1>television program. It was about a woman who had been

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<v Speaker 1>swimming across the English Channel. This is the sea that

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<v Speaker 1>separates France from England. After watching the Programquason wondered if

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<v Speaker 1>he could do the same thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Croison decided to make crossing the channel his new goal.

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<v Speaker 2>It took two years to prepare and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>hard work. He exercised every day to make himself strong,

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<v Speaker 2>and he spent a lot of time in the water.

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<v Speaker 2>He used special equipment to replace his hands and his feet.

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<v Speaker 2>The equipment attached to his stumps what remained of his

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<v Speaker 2>arms and legs. This helped him to push against the

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<v Speaker 2>water and swim. He would swim for about five hours

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<v Speaker 2>every day.

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<v Speaker 1>Finally, in twenty ten, Quason was ready. He entered the cold,

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<v Speaker 1>gray sea of the English Channel. He was now forty

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<v Speaker 1>two years old. It took him from early morning until

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<v Speaker 1>night to swim the distance. His body ached, but he continued.

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<v Speaker 1>He became the first person without arms and legs to

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<v Speaker 1>swim between France and England. Quason had achieved his dream,

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<v Speaker 1>but he did not stop there. He searched for a

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<v Speaker 1>new goal.

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<v Speaker 2>Early in twenty twelve, he announced a new project. It

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<v Speaker 2>was called the Intercontinental Straits Swimming Challenge. He planned to

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<v Speaker 2>swim across the seas that joined five major continents. His

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<v Speaker 2>friend Arnaud Chasseris would join him. Chassary was experienced in

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<v Speaker 2>swimming long distances. The two men trained hard together. They

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<v Speaker 2>worked as a team. Croizon told the BBC.

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<v Speaker 3>When it comes to training, Arnault has to put my

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<v Speaker 3>special equipment on me. On Land, I am just a

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<v Speaker 3>big baby. But a big part of this project is

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<v Speaker 3>the unity between Arnau and me. What I do. Arno

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<v Speaker 3>does what he does I do. We remove what makes

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<v Speaker 3>us different. In the water, we are the same. We

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<v Speaker 3>are both human.

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<v Speaker 1>Together. The two men swam many kilometers. They swam between

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<v Speaker 1>the four continents of Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe, and

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<v Speaker 1>finally they swam in the cold waters of the Bearing

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<v Speaker 1>Strait between America and Russia. They had completed the challenge.

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<v Speaker 2>Croezon hopes his success will change attitudes. He wants people

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<v Speaker 2>to have better attitudes towards those who are disabled. He

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<v Speaker 2>told Ability News.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to show that disability is not the end,

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<v Speaker 3>that a person who has a disability can accept this

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<v Speaker 3>and be happy.

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<v Speaker 1>But Quason was not finished showing what he could do.

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<v Speaker 1>In twenty seventeen, he announced that he would race in

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<v Speaker 1>the Dakar Rally. This famous car race is one of

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<v Speaker 1>the most difficult in the world. The twenty seventeen route

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<v Speaker 1>went between Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. It went through deserts

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<v Speaker 1>and mountains, but the route did not use roads or highways.

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<v Speaker 1>The entire race was off road.

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<v Speaker 2>It took Crouezon twelve days to complete the Dakar Rally.

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<v Speaker 2>He drove a car designed just for him, but the

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<v Speaker 2>race cost him greatly. Most days he was driving more

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<v Speaker 2>than fourteen hours. He found it difficult to keep his

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<v Speaker 2>body cool. Temperatures inside the car could get up to

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<v Speaker 2>sixty six degrees celsius. The car broke down several times.

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<v Speaker 2>Extreme weather like thunderstorms caused mud slides. These left him stranded.

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<v Speaker 2>Often it felt like he would never finish, But on

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<v Speaker 2>the fourteenth of January he reached his goal. He was

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<v Speaker 2>the first man without arms and legs to complete the

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<v Speaker 2>Dakar Rally.

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<v Speaker 1>Quason continues to amaze with his achievements. He plans to

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<v Speaker 1>take part in the Dakar Rally again. He wants to

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<v Speaker 1>race in a car powered by green energy. No one

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<v Speaker 1>else has done this, and he has decided that his

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<v Speaker 1>next big goal will be becoming the first disabled man

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<v Speaker 1>in space.

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<v Speaker 2>Those who support disabled people hope Croezon's successes will have

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<v Speaker 2>an effect all around the world. Elizabeth mcnairn leads Handicap International.

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<v Speaker 2>This organization helps disabled people. This organization supported Croizon's swimming project.

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<v Speaker 2>Mcnairn wrote about Philip Croizon in the Huffington Post.

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<v Speaker 4>This gives him a chance to show the world the

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<v Speaker 4>many things that disabled people can do, they can take risks.

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<v Speaker 4>Philip is changing the way people think about being disabled.

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<v Speaker 4>I hope that someone living with a disability will see

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<v Speaker 4>news and think why not me.

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<v Speaker 1>Philippe Quaison worked hard to show that disabled people can

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<v Speaker 1>do amazing things. He wanted to show that everyone is equal,

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<v Speaker 1>but he also shows something important about humans. All of

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<v Speaker 1>us go through difficult and sometimes tragic things. We all fail,

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<v Speaker 1>but we can also pick ourselves back up again, and

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<v Speaker 1>with enough time and effort, we can do almost anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have a disability? Do you know anyone with

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<v Speaker 2>a disability? What do you think you could accomplish despite

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<v Speaker 2>your limitations? You can leave a comment on our website

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<v Speaker 1>The writers of this program were Alan Harris and Dan Christman.

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<v Speaker 1>The producer was mitchio Ozarki. The voices you heard were

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<v Speaker 1>were adapted for this program and voiced by Spotlight. This

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<v Speaker 1>program is called Doing Anything with Philippe Cuisson.

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<v Speaker 2>We hope you can join us again for the next

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