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There’s a huge difference 

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 between running to escape something

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and running to find yourself,

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right?

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I let the light emerge from within me,

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because those who follow me

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will be blinded by it.

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And the white fire

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 of my skin and my eyes

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is as powerful as the water

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that lashes the rocks of my new land.

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Because I am the daughter

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 of these gorges and this rain. 

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I am the daughter of light.

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I have

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79% visual impairment 

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caused by albinism.

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This is a genetic condition

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that means

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 have reduced pigmentation

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in my skin, eyes and hair.

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In many parts of Mali,

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people with albinism

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are persecuted

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and even murdered, 

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because they say

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 that we are unlucky.

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I have a family

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that love me a lot 

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and they’ve always

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wanted me to do well. 

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That’s why they sent me here,

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so I could have

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a good life, you know?

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Ok,

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let’s start.

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Since I was little,

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 I always remember

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running to do everything, you know?

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Whenever my mum

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asked me to do some errands,

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I’d say:

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Calculate the time,

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 let’s see how long it takes me

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to get from here to there.

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—Up, up, up, up. 

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—One more! 

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Adi. Daughter of light.

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In Mali,

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not many of us had a TV.

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What we all used to do 

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was go to a man’s house

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with a big screen. 

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At one point,

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I saw some girls

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using starting blocks. 

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At that time, obviously,

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 I didn’t know what either athletics

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 or starting blocks were. 

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I identified with them

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because they were white.

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 So, of course, I said:

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Ah! They look like me

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and they run like me.

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Come on, Adi! 

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I’ve always

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felt that on the track,

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not everything specifically 

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depends on sight, you know? 

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You can run

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and let yourself be carried away

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by your senses. 

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Those of us

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with visual impairment

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tend to develop

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hearing and touch more.

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—I keep moving! 

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I believe in myself!

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Keep going!

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I’ve got balance!

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Done! 

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—Up! 

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—Keep visualising it! 

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That’s it! 

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—Great. 

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—Come on, no falling asleep!

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I feel like there,

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I can do anything on the track.

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 I don’t depend on anyone, you know?

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—Use force against the block.

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Let’s see how we get on,

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we might have to move... 

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—The front one.

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—Yeah, go again.

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Running by myself 

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gives me a sense of freedom. 

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—Perfect. 

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—Fingers straight,

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hands straight. 

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Good! That's it. 

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Rest.

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Change leg.

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—I didn’t think I’d be able to do that again, eh?

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It’s in the hard drive.

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—It’s in the hard drive. 

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You can sense

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when someone

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has a human quality. 

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—But my knee’s not bothering me.

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It’s not bothering me,

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but it’s, like…

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weak. 

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And there’s something

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that flows between us

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 that means we can work

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almost without speaking. 

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—But it’s a pleasure.

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Anyone would enjoy

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working with you.

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—That’s it.

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I didn’t even know

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 what the Paralympic Games were.

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I didn’t even know

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what a Spanish Championship was.

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 I didn’t know anything,

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 I just wanted to run 

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and enjoy myself.

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There are a lot of social things

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we give up, you know?

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To achieve high-performance.

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Reaching the Paralympic Games

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is a dream for any high-performance athlete. 

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And ultimately, 

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I’ve fought a lot for this.

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And, maybe, all the hard work

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is reflected in this medal.

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It means that everything

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has been worth it. 

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There are currently over 120 million

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refugees and displaced people in the world.

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It’s not just wars and armed violence; 

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there are also other reasons

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for which these people

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are forced to cross international borders. 

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The Adi from Africa

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was a little girl, right? 

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And she always remembers 

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having parents who loved her very much.

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They’ve always protected me

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and they’ve always made sure I was doing well.

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My parents decided 

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to send me to Spain

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because at that time,

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the issue of the persecution of albinos 

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was really dangerous

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and they didn’t want anything to happen to me.

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Why are they persecuted? 

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What is the reason behind the persecution, 

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particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, 

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of people with albinism?

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Magical beliefs and rituals…

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There are countries where it is believed 

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that HIV can be cured

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 by having sexual relations 

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with someone with albinism.

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They think that cutting off

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an albino’s limb or hair 

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 and carrying it with them

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will bring them luck.

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It is believed that the body parts 

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 of people with albinism have...

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...magical powers, supernatural powers.

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I suppose that’s why they persecute us,

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because they’re scared of us. 

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Because we’re magical beings,

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right?

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Because my legs

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are.

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Nobody would leave their country

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if they were doing well, would they?

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If things were going well.

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I was at a children’s home 

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for three and a half years.

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I was told about a woman from Galicia

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who wanted to adopt a little girl.

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Obviously, I wasn’t a little girl,

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I was already thirteen.

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And they told her about my case and she said: 

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Well, why don’t I go and meet her?

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It was lovely because I said:

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This is a gift of life

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 and you can’t say no to life. 

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When I needed someone most, 

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 she was there.

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She asked me 

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what I liked doing.

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Running!

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She told me,

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from that first visit, 

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that I was going to become paralympic champion.

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I said:

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 That girl, one day,

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 will go far. 

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 I imagined it, yeah

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 I dreamed of it. 

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Y fue como: 

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Do you want me to be your mum?

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I’m willing to be your mum.

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Do you want me to be your mum? Yeah. 

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Well that’s that. 

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I think there are many ways 

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 to reach motherhood,

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and for me this was a really,

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really nice way to be a mother. 

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We’ve both found each other

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to help the other person

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in this part of life’s journey.

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This can’t be undone,

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we’re mother and daughter forever, you know?

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Without her, I wouldn’t have achieved

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anything I have here. 

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—Fue cuando leíamos los poemas de Rosalía y...

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She’s Galician

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and thanks to her,

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I’ve felt part

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of the Galician world, you know?

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Magical...

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...mysterious land...

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Land of powerful women.

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Women of water

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and of the mountains. 

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It was quite a shock at the start, you know?

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Coming to another country, another culture,

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the norms, the people,

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the weather, everything was really different. 

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Galicia means 

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 a home for me too

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thanks to Lina. 

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In Mali, we also believed that rain

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was something divine, you know?

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That rain brings good things. 

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—Adi Iglesias enters!

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—Oh my God, Adi! She’s going to take gold!

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—Adi Iglesias with her medal…

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Above all, I’d like to be remembered

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as a good person.

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I’m just like anyone else, 

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only my skin, hair and eyes are different.

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I’d tell little Adi

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to not think so much about the future, 

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but to enjoy this journey, you know?

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And when she feels 

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capable of doing something,

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to not limit herself, 

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to try and fight for her dreams.

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What motivates me the most every day 

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is thinking that somewhere in the world, 

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a refugee girl,

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whether she has a disability or not,

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can see herself in me and say: 

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She’s like me. 

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If Adi could do it, so can I.