[nukkad] To Build a Bridge

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Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.  
                 - Mark Twain
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To Build a Bridge 
The Brooklyn Bridge that spans the river tying
Manhattan Island to Brooklyn is truly a miracle
bridge. In 1883, a creative engineer named John
Roebling was inspired by an idea for this spectacular
bridge. However, bridge-building experts throughout
the world told him to forget it; it could not be done.
 

Roebling convinced his son, Washington, who was a
young upand coming engineer, that the bridge could be
built. The two of them developed the concepts of how
it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could
be overcome. With un harnessed excitement and
inspiration, they hired their crew and began to build
their dream bridge.  

The project was only a few months under construction
when a tragic accident on the site took the life of
John Roebling and severely injured his son,
Washington. Washington was left with permanent brain
damage and was unable to talk or walk. Everyone felt
that the project would have to be scrapped since the
Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge
could be built.  

Even though Washington was unable to move or talk, his
mind was as sharp as ever, and he still had a burning
desire to complete the bridge. An idea hit him as he
lay in his hospital bed, and he developed a code for
communication. All he could move was one finger, so he
touched the arm of his wife with that finger, tapping
out the code to communicate to her what to tell the
engineers who were building the bridge. For thirteen
years, Washington tapped out his instructions with his
finger until the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge was
finally completed. 




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