But I also realized for the first time that my wish to preserve this [natural] place was also a self-preservation instinct, insofar as I needed spaces like this too, and insofar as I couldn't feel truly at home in a solely human community. I withered without this... #JennyOdell

But I also realized for the first time that my wish to preserve this [natural] place was also a self-preservation instinct, insofar as I needed spaces like this too, and insofar as I couldn't feel truly at home in a solely human community. I withered without this... #JennyOdell

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