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“Bitkiler ve hayvanlar hakkında, doğanın tüm tezahürleri ve muhteşemliği hakkında konuşmanın ne yeri ne de zamanıydı ve işte Kostas böylece yavaş yavaş kapattı kendini dışarıya, adanın içinde bir ada oyup çıkardı kendine ve sessizliğe gömüldü.”

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Book:The Island of Missing Trees

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