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There is no description, no image in any book that is capable of replacing the sight of real trees, and all of the life to be found around them in a real forest.

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Maria Montessori
Age: 81 †
Born: 1870
Born: August 31
Died: 1952
Died: May 6
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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori
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