As I watched the pulsing fire among the trees and heard the beat of th…

Gerald Durrell
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As I watched the pulsing fire among the trees and heard the beat of the drum merge and tremble with the voices, forming an intricate pattern of sound, I knew that someday I would have to return or be haunted forever by the beauty and mystery that is Africa. ✨ Gerald Durrell (1953). The Overloaded Ark
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