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Animation by Josh Sherrington (   / heliosphere  )
Sound by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net)
Thumbnail by Joe Cieplinski (http://joecieplinski.com/)

This video was partially inspired by a chapter in Tim Marshall's "Prisoners of Geography": https://www.amazon.com/Prisoners-Geog...

Tibet highway photo by Matteo Melchior
Potala Palace photo courtesy Ondřej Žváček

Music: "Thoughtful" by Lee Rosevere and "Saver" by Podington Bear/Sound of Picture

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