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Blake, Wm. Frontspiece to Second Volume- The Resurrection, object 264. 1795.

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A 34-year-old man spent an afternoon skiing in the California mountains when he fell off a ridge and found himself stranded. To find strength, Mike Petkov recalled the lyrics from Ye’s new song “Beg Forgiveness,” “You've gone too far and you should hang your head in shame,” and “Good”: “Don't die / don't die.”

Surrounded by snow, Petkov was unable to snap his skis back onto his boots and felt helpless. “I kept singing that to myself all night, kind of as a humor thing more than a worrying thing,” he told the San Francisco Chronicle.

He contacted authorities, and they informed him it would be hours until they could reach him due to the heavy snow and lack of easy access. Fortunately, a team arrived in the early morning.

“He could have easily died,” said Amador County Sergeant Kyle Wilson. “You make one small mistake out there, like he did, and it can end up bad.”