One frequently hears that there are not enough places for people to go. But where do we not go? We are too many and tread too heavily. (Perhaps the world is to blame for being too small.)

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The world is too small for us to all fit in it at the same time. We may run out of space, but we don’t run out of places. If we want to, we can find a way to be together, even if the world is too small for us to comfortably accommodate everyone.

Source: Following The Water: A Hydromancers Notebook

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1. One frequently hears that there are not enough places for people to go. But where do we not go? We are too many and tread too heavily. (Perhaps the world is to blame for being too small.)

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