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I am struck by the simplicity of light in the atmosphere in the au

I am struck by the simplicity of light in the atmosphere in the autumn, as if the earth absorbed none, and out of this profusion of dazzling light came the autumnal tints. – Henry David Thoreau, Oct. 12, 1852

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If spring betrays the summer, would autumn never arrive? – Terri Guillemets

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