He who cuts down woods beyond a certain limit exterminates birds. ✨ Da…

Henry David Thoreau
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He who cuts down woods beyond a certain limit exterminates birds. ✨ David R. Foster, Henry David Thoreau (2009). Thoreau's Country: Journey through a Transformed Landscape, p.99, Harvard University Press
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He who cuts down woods beyond a certain limit exterminates birds. ✨ David R. Foster, Henry David Thoreau (2009). Thoreau's Country: Journey through a Transformed Landscape, p.99, Harvard University Press

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