Like Antaeus, when I am thrust against this earth, I bounce back recharged with hope. Every yellow or scarlet leaf hangs like a flag waving me on. The brown ones lie on the ground like a thousand thousand witnesses to the simplicity of truth.

elizabeth smart: by grand central station
I sat down and wept

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