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Page 40
... leaves , exhaled an odour of moist soil , the volup- tuous scents of our mother , the Earth , gravid with silent life . The long branches of the briar - rose entangled my feet . Here and there , in sheltered corners , blossomed the ...
... leaves , exhaled an odour of moist soil , the volup- tuous scents of our mother , the Earth , gravid with silent life . The long branches of the briar - rose entangled my feet . Here and there , in sheltered corners , blossomed the ...
Page 41
... leaves or the hasty springing of a squirrel . After the rain , in the evening , the birds broke into such a joyous chant that it seemed impossible that it was a world of sorrow . Hidden among the leaves , aloft in the beeches , the ...
... leaves or the hasty springing of a squirrel . After the rain , in the evening , the birds broke into such a joyous chant that it seemed impossible that it was a world of sorrow . Hidden among the leaves , aloft in the beeches , the ...
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... leaves and trees with the feathery foliage of the acacia , coconut trees and the areca palm with its long , straight ... leaf grow- ing in the fork of a tree , flowering creepers that cover a tree like a bridal veil ; sometimes they wind ...
... leaves and trees with the feathery foliage of the acacia , coconut trees and the areca palm with its long , straight ... leaf grow- ing in the fork of a tree , flowering creepers that cover a tree like a bridal veil ; sometimes they wind ...
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