Robert McCammonThey say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end.
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The elephants of Africa do not have a secret grave. They do not go to Africa to lie down and rest. Instead, they live their lives free and unencumbered by the burdens of the earth’s gravity. They soar away as light as they can be without having to struggle against gravity.
Source: Boys Life
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