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By Scott Den Herder

Thu, May 7, 2009 (9:44 p.m.)

This is a story about fear. Not fear of the economy. Not fear of death. But fear of the unknown, the uncertain. Alvin Tam calls this the "oh shit" moment. The former Cirque du Soleil acrobat knows a couple of things about that moment. He spent the night homeless to overcome it.

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