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To many forms of life of our northern lands, winter means a long sleep; to others, it means what it means to many fortunate human beings – travels in warm climes.

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We are beginning to see that money, after all, is not the main thing. The real values cannot be bought and sold.
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A sap run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.
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