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    An tSin Gorm  wrote:   
      
   > In article    
   > <6498e858-c5d3-48a4-8032-13340f77a14c@d3g2000vbj.googlegroups.com>,   
   >  denis  wrote:   
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   > > By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly   
   > > arrive at his chosen goal or destination.ý - Christopher Columbus   
   >    
   > His chosen goal was the east coast of Asia. He missed by about half an   
   earth.    
   > He    
   > was lucky there was an America shaped continent in his way or he and his   
   crew    
   > would've died of thirst.   
      
   Not necessarily.  Another element of luck Columbus enjoyed was the the    
   trade winds that made returning to Europe several times faster than    
   sailing to the Americas.  This allowed him to extend his voyage of    
   discovery considerably.   
      
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