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For we are like tree trunks in the snow. in appearance they lie smoothly and a little push should be enough to set them rolling. no, it can't be done, for they are firmly wedded to the ground. but see, even that is only appearance.
-Franz Kafka
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For We Are Like Tree Trunks In

Franz Kafka
For we are like tree trunks in the snow. in appearance they lie smoothly and a little push should be enough to set them rolling. no, it can't be done, for they are firmly wedded to the ground. but see, even that is only appearance.
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