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Redwood Canopy Explorer.(Poem)
REDWOOD CANOPY EXPLORER I hang in the spaces between canopies and when I pause for breath it hits me-the total silence. Even my mental chatter vanishes. Just me and these ancient beings and the rain they filter from the fog dripping on my glistening skin. I glide in a wordless mist. All that holds me ...
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