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Beyond Rigor

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Kareem Carr

By Kareem Carr

At first, I saw mountains as mountains and rivers as rivers. Then, I saw mountains were not mountains and rivers were not rivers. Finally, I see mountains again as mountains, and rivers again as rivers.

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