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“In addition to the abundance of genetic and skeletal evidence proving the evolution of all mammals and plants from one identical cell, the bizarre characteristics and physical appearance of most living things, as well as the apparent wastefulness and at times shortage of their attributes, are yet another. ~ Peter Ojo”

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“Paleoecology teaches that refugia are not only physical places, but they also represent bottlenecks along a timeline. Large populations of trees, insects, birds, and more shrink down to tiny remnants during times of adversity, but when glaciers retreat and weather warms, populations rebound. If conditions permit, populations spring from their refugia into their former ranges or, perhaps, into new places with favorable soils and climate. Sometimes I imagine that Lumbee ancestors who sought refuge in the remotest parts of their lands were biding their time, waiting to spring forth into a radically transformed world.”

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