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Much of Canada's north is covered in what they call the Canadian Shield: areas of glacial rock, dense course soil, bogs, and marsh. Ridding of the permafrost won't solve the problem of much of the area's soil being unable to retain moisture.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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