Within its gates I heard the soundOf winds in cypress caverns caughtOf huddling tress that moaned, and soughtTo whisper what their roots had found.(__ Dream of Fear_)
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, doesn't it just lie there and rot?
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If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, doesn't it just lie there and rot?
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