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OUR HIDDEN LIBRARY
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Humans have a written record of sorts
Going back at least 45,000 years
Cave drawings, carved bones, chiseled and stacked stones
From earliest times we have tried to communicate our experiences
In writing, perhaps for posterity
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Nature has a longer written record
Detailed notes about the tiniest aspects
Written in the DNA of every living thing
Information that is extremely valuable
We are just starting to decode the information in DNA
This brings up wonder in my mind
I like certain natural fabrics very much
Like silk, cotton, linen, wool, cashmere
Perhaps more than the average person
Just like my grandmother liked these same fabrics
Was this very specific detail written in my DNA
Since the get-go?
Every quirk and foible I have
Might be an inheritance from some unknown ancestor
Did they love the smell of lilacs as I do?
Were they unafraid of snakes as I am?
These details might be written in the hidden library
We each carry in almost every cell of our bodies
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