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Then when they finally met up at the end and hugged, he added, \"I get goosebumps thinking about it.\"

\"It was amazing,\" she said about seeing her brother waiting on the other side. \"It just felt triumphant like we didn't let this horrible thing that happened to us rule our future.\"

When asked if he has any other stunts on the horizon, Wallenda said, \"I have found my active volcano, and that's what I'll be doing next.\"

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