I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees. —Henry David Thoreau
“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.”

Henry David Thoreau naturalist, author, philosopher

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Anonymous AUGUST 13, 2020
Funny how that happens!

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