Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili Groundswell Speaker 2024 'A sparkling firework of a

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yet many fundamental mysteries of existence persist

The Burrells' degraded agricultural land has become a functioning ecosystem again

As war bears down upon them all

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