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> [When we stopped to rest and Tony tried to figure out what was wrong with his compass, I asked him what he thought it was about orchids that seduced humans so completely that they were compelled to steal them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/when-we-stopped-to-rest-and-tony-tried-to-figure-out-what-was-wrong/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

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