Reply to Weir: Unnecessary Fear, Nutrition, and Vegetarianism
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There was only a jigsaw puzzle of dry ground; A shroud of unfinished power lines dangling in silence. Shadow cows wandered over broken fence pieces, prodding memories of grass. I asked a hungry man, Where is the beautiful land I came to see? This is her legacy, he told me sadly. The legend you seek is dead. She was once virgin bride to the world. Her dowry was a sea of zebra. Her wildebeest thundered like a summer storm. She was jungle, mountain, and river. Long ago her lxxly throbbed with blood and breath. She was warm and alive.
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