I was awakened by a tremendous earthquake, and though I hadn ever befo…

John Muir
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I was awakened by a tremendous earthquake, and though I hadn ever before enjoyed a storm of this sort, the strange thrilling motion could not be mistaken, and I ran out of my cabin, both glad and frightened, shouting, A noble earthquake! A noble earthquake feeling sure I was going to learn something. ✨ John Muir and the March 26, 1872, Owens Valley Earthquake by John Muir, projects.eri.ucsb.edu. 1872.
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