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And yet, despite it all, there was still beauty in the land as well as the sea. The tree, for example - an ugly thing by itself, jutting up out of the landscape; somehow, it fit with the snow and the mountains. He glanced up the trail: his friends were waiting for him. He stowed his awe for the time being and ran to join them.

Some things never changed, despite it all. 