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“We felt that we were a portrait on the wall, more invisible the longer it had been in its location” quote by TaraShea Nesbit — Download Open image

““We felt that we were a portrait on the wall, more invisible the longer it had been in its location””

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“On the highest slopes, the small leaves of the aspens quaked. And we listened to them-they were such exposed things holding on and making vulnerable, fluttering music-and this quaking gave us a peaceful feeling. We stood there thinking of nothing except leaves, leaves, leaves. Or standing in this grove brought out the melancholy in us, and we felt a rush…

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