If the Berlin Wall was only 96 miles long, and Germany is far wider, why couldn't people just go around it to move from East to West Germany? - Quora
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Josh Posaner on Twitter: "Ok, I'm moving early to make the sleep/eat/work/eat/sleep at home cycle sustainable by walking the 160-kilometer Berlin Wall route alone in daily stages, either in the morning or
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