“Every time the storyteller says the word ‘lover,’ replace it with ‘self.’ The word ‘self,’ replace with ‘lover.’ Dizzying, isn’t it? When vertigo sets in, plant saplings. Replace ‘lover’ with ‘cedar’ or ‘dogwood.’ Replace ‘self’ with ‘poplar’ or ‘sugar maple.’ Keep swapping out words until no one is left but the forest.”— GennaRose Nethercott, from The Lumberjack’s Dove
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