"Here they are. The soft eyes open. If they have lived in a wood It is a wood. If they have lived on plains It is grass rolling Under their feet forever."
— James Dickey

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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The Heaven of Animals (l. 1–6).

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The Heaven of Animals (l. 1–6).