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This could be the conquest of our generation. The last great frontier. Look, first we had the sea, then America, the west, the moon, Mr. Leary, drugs- the inner journey, Ms. McClaine and our illustrious former first lady- the outer journey. But this, this is ours!
— Steckle ‧ Flatliners
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker pitches a new pursuit as this generation's grand undertaking, the final unexplored territory. After listing earlier frontiers, from the sea and the west to the moon and inner and outer journeys, they insist this one belongs to them alone. The tone is grandiose, eager and a little boastful.
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