Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.

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• Diane Ackerman:

  Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and correction

• Diane Ackerman:

  Habitats keep evolving new pageants of species, and we shouldn't interfere.

• Diane Ackerman:

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• Diane Ackerman:

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• Diane Ackerman:

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• Diane Ackerman:

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• Diane Ackerman:

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• Diane Ackerman:

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