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1958
that spring, there was a terrible drought
no one could stop
the earth from cracking open
and spilling its shrivelled guts
mice jumped out of rice jars
not a single grain was harvested
but so as not to make the higher-ups lose hope
our considerate village headman
sent people out night after night
first to paint the
ground ...
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Just read Tim Low's book...
Low, Tim.
2003. The New Nature. Penguin
Books Australia.
Overall the thesis of this book seems to be that nature includes humans -
whether we like it or not, we're intimately involved in ecosystems -and therefore
what humans have done and will do needs to be factored into our understanding of ...
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