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Nearness To Nature... Keeps The Spirit Sensitive To Impressions Not Commonly Felt And In Touch With The Unseen Powers.
-Charles Alexander Eastman
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Nearness To Nature... Keeps The
Charles Alexander Eastman
Nearness To Nature... Keeps The Spirit Sensitive To Impressions Not Commonly Felt And In Touch With The Unseen Powers.
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