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Brian Tagalog was born without arms. But that didn't _______ him from leading a normal life. The _______ young man believes he is the only certified tattoo (文身) artist without arms in the world.

A _______ of Honolulu, Tagalog moved with his family to Tucson. He had always shown an interest in drawing, and set his mind on becoming a _______ tattoo artist. Not many people gave him a chance, but he _______ improved his foot drawing skills and operated the tattoo gun with his _______.

Brian's mother admits that _______ him was not easy, but she always made it a(n) _______ to let him explore his options. “The day I gave birth to him, well, I was shocked, but we never hid him. I didn't _______ him in any way.” And perhaps that's what gave him the ________ to achieve his dreams, ________ the very obvious absence of two limbs. “I was born without arms，” he said. “But that has not ________ me down to pursue my dream.”

At first, finding a shop that would ________ him proved a very difficult thing. He ________ many tattoo shops and got no calls back. He didn't give up; ________， Brian finally runs his own shop. Brian uses a(n) ________ technique to tattoo — he draws the design on clients' skin with one foot, ________ using the other to stretch the skin. And eventually his tattoos always turn out to get his clients' ________.

Brian hopes his success will ________ others to follow their dreams bravely. Words and photos just don't do Brian Tagalog justice. You need to see him ________ to witness how he works only with his feet.