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We can stage our own act on the planet-build our cities on its plains, dam its rivers, plant its topsoils-but our meaningful activity scarcely covers the terrain. We do not use the songbirds, for instance. We do not eat many of them; we cannot befriend them; we cannot persuade them to eat more mosquitoes or plant fewer weed seeds. We can only witness them-whoever they are. If we were not here, they would be songbirds falling in the forest. If we were not here, material events like the passage of seasons would lack even the meager meanings we are able to muster for them. The show would play to an empty house, as do all those falling stars which fall in the daytime. That is why I take walks: to keep an eye on things.
Annie Dillard meaning nature walking

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NATURE 180 clues
GREED 144 clues
AFFIRMATION 108 clues
HISTORY 105 clues
MEANING 85 clues
STORIES 64 clues
LEGENDS 48 clues
NEEDINESS 27 clues
WALKING 21 clues
OVERCONSUMPTION 1 clue

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A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
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