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Rough Road Ahead Analysis
Readers are introduced to a cyclist, who seems to enjoy exploring around with his bicycle, however after one adventure, things take a rocky turn. Author, Joe Kurmaskie, starts of his passage, Rough Road Ahead: Do Not Exceed Posted Speed Limit, However, he follows it up by changing up the saying, "Never accept travel advice from a collection of old-timers who haven't left the confines of their porches since Carter was in office" (Kurmaskie), giving the readers a feel that the story will be about traveling.The author starts his story with a fellow who was remembering the one summer, when he was traveling through the campgrounds in Lodi, California. He was enjoying a bike ride by himself, one early-summer evening, when he stumbled among some old
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