A stricken tree, a living thing, so beautiful, so dignified, so admirable in its potential longevity, is, next to man, perhaps the most touching of wounded objects.
一棵受了伤的树，一种有生命的东西，如此美丽，如此高贵，其潜在的寿命是如此令人钦佩，也许是仅次于人类的最令人感动的受伤的东西。
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