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  • Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave. Usually, an elongated surfboard is used to ride the wave, but shorter kneeboards and bodyboards can also be used. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Surfing]

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