Every live thing is a survivor on a kind of extended emergency bivouac…

Annie Dillard
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Every live thing is a survivor on a kind of extended emergency bivouac. ✨ Annie Dillard (2011). Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, p.9, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
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