"There are times when salmon play no part in the proceedings of a day that is obstensibly spent in their pursuit."

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Finally from the crease of the ravine I am following, there begins to come the trickling and splashing of water. There is a great restfulness in the sounds these small streams make; they are going down as fast as they can, but their sound seem leisurely and idle, as if produced like gemstones with the greatest patience and care.

— Wendell Berry