Tree Lines - Chapters Nine through Twelve |
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Chapter 9
Japan (Kyodo, Kyoko, Kyoto)
Later, walking down a Hiroshima street, I realized that I was older than every tree, every building, and every street in the city – all its history mere replica. |
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Chapter 10
Korean Gifts
It taught me that places long sacred to people reverberate with a holiness that can be absorbed by others, even those who do not share a particular tradition. |
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Chapter 11
Hummingbird Syndrome
It was so easy to get caught up in the drama of the job, especially when I believed that what I was doing was helping to save thousands of children from paralysis. |
Chapter 12
Dad
When they came, his approvals were 'Miss America' moments, crowning a day -- when I wrote an 'A' paper or won some kind of prize at school.
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