The trash and litter of nature disappears into the ground with the pas…

John Steinbeck
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The trash and litter of nature disappears into the ground with the passing of each year, but man's litter has more permanence. ✨ John Steinbeck (1995). The Pastures of Heaven, p.42, Penguin
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