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« Extraterrestrials are landing on Earth. Aborts, on the scale of aliens. But they metabolize as if it were their last chance. They fly like swarms of midges, too fast to be seen, so fast that the earthly seconds appear to them years. To them, humans are just statues of motionless meat. These strangers try to communicate, but get no answer. For lack of signs of life or intelligence, they nest in these frozen statues and dry them like smoked ham, to make provisions for the long return. »
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The World Tree
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« We know so little about how trees grow. Almost nothing about how they bloom, fork, renew and heal themselves. We learned a little bit about a few, taken in isolation. But nothing is less isolated, more sociable than a tree. »
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Richard POWERS
The World Tree |
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Richard POWERS
The World Tree
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« As surely as the westerly wind, the things that people know and take for granted will change. There is no such thing as knowing for sure. The only reliable things are humility and a watchful eye. »
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Richard POWERS
The World Tree |
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Richard POWERS
The World Tree
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