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This time it is real – all must die, and where could mountaineer find a more glorious death!John Muir
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Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars. This is true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality.John Muir
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We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.John Muir
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Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.John Muir
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A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease.John Muir
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Nothing truly wild is unclean.John Muir
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It seems supernatural, but only because it is not understood.John Muir