Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root]. (Jean-Paul Sartre)

Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root].

Jean-Paul Sartre

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