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Walking is the exact balance between spirit and humility.

Gary Snyder

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Gary Snyder
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: May 8
Environmentalist
Poet
Trade Unionist
Translator
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Gary Snyder
Walking
Walks
Spirit
Trekking
Strolling
Exact
Humility
Balance

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