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“There was wonder in that insubstantial pointer; it gave me news that no clockwork could do. Time was not a fixed series of moments, it said, but something moving like a flower that grows, growing perhaps even like a flower; or traveling the minutes like the spokes of a shadowy wheel turning once a day, and perhaps going somewhere or somewhen, carrying me along with it”

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A Countryman's Spring Notebook

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Adrian Bell

Adrian Bell, born in 1901 in the United Kingdom, was an outstanding journalist. His career began in the 1920s, during which he reported on several major news events, known for his keen observation and profound insight. more

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