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As he rose to his feet he noticed that he was neither dripping nor panting for breath as anyone would expect after being under water. His clothes were perfectly dry. He was standing by the edge of a small pool—not more than ten feet from side to side in a wood. The trees grew close together and were so leafy that he could get no glimpse of the sky. All the light was green light that came through the leaves: but there must have been a very strong sun overhead, for this green daylight was bright a
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― The Magician’s Nephew
― The Magician’s Nephew
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Going up that river was like travelling back to the earliest beginnings of the world, when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings. An empty stream, a great silence, an impenetrable forest. The air was warm, thick, heavy, sluggish. There was no joy in the brilliance of sunshine. The long stretches of the waterway ran on, deserted, into the gloom of overschadowed distances. [...] And this stillness of life did not in the least resemble a peace. It was the stillness of an impla
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― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
Two princes, brothers, used to be the best of friends, thick as thieves. But now they are split …more
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in·dom·i·ta·ble
/inˈdämədəb(ə)l/
adjective
impossible to subdue or defeat.
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A community for nature lovers and readers, run by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
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For people studying or interested in arboriculture, and for tree lovers of all kinds! Welcome!
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