Sliver Dream Machine

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Three years ago, Rosie started an amazing journey which was aimmed at running around the world. She started from her hometown Wales of British and headed to Europe simply with a backpack. Luckily, she received a stroller from a woman in Russia, which defiantly helped her a lot, for the next stop is Sibera,a cold and freezing place! Later, she ran across Alaska with a sled. For some time, she was running in Canada, but currently, she is in USA with the company of a trailer which name is " Sliver dream machine", which means, she is now running in America!By next December, she will reach in her hometown, Wales, and finish this big

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