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The traveler has stopped, but its path remains — a record written temporarily into the desert floor by forces almost impossible to see while they are happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted as fine art photography, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Silent Traveler\u003c\/strong\u003e brings the stark beauty, mystery, and solitude of Death Valley into the home. 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