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Two of our good friends, Deepmala and Disharini, welcomed us and offered us some colorful roses and delicious dark chocolates for our journey.
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Most of the way we were able to run on well groomed trails which were created from old railway lines.
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The trails offered us tremendous peace and beauty as we were able to stay away from the rush and noise of the traffic this morning.
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At one point we had to take a short ferryboat ride with the car to cross a small river on the route.
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The teachers and children were quite excited to have us as they set up the video equipment ot show one of our international Peace Run videos.
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Over 100 children were enjoying and participating in our presentation which had to be translated from English to French, their primary language.
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Vidura was our translator as he was able to engage the children with his enthusiasm. Evidently his French was very good also.
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The children and teachers all had a chance to pass the torch and offer their own moments of peace and goodwill.
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This young man seemed to understand the symbol of the torch as he was feeling peace and happiness in his heart.
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Pascal was at the school earlier in the day where we presented our program and was so happy to see us running towards his home after school.
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We offered him a Certificate of Appreciation for his enthusiasm and efforts to run quite a ways with the torch, inspiring the rest of his family as well.