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The Power of Cold: Why Amy Hopkins and the Maine Dippers take icy ocean swims

A couple of weeks ago I took an early morning walk to York Harbor Beach. The weather was sunny, but at 14 degrees, also powerfully cold. You might have mistaken me for a dogsled musher. My face was the only thing exposed, and when the wind blew it felt as if needles were pricking my cheeks.

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