And nature does it with a breeze, what takes man a hammer and chisel. It was autumn here in Japan. Leaves are turning yellow and brown and gold and maroon and olive. I saw this leaf on the sidewalk. Just lying there, so perfectly curled up, and it reminded me of the Ionic columns of Greece ... the countless hammer hits it must have taken. All that nature had used to curl this leaf was a gentle breeze.

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