He quickly wiped away his tears and went in search of Bonpland.Īy, mama mia! If my doughty dull dipsomaniacal Dr. He laid his cheek against the wood, then drew back and glanced around horrified in case anyone had seen him. Everything died, every human being, every animal, every moment. High above, the branches opened out, and the twittering of hundreds of birds pierced the air. Humboldt touched the deeply corrugated trunk. It carried time within itself as it ticked away, while this tree warded off time: a crag against which its river broke. It had been here before Christ and Buddha, Plato and Tamburlane. That was when he first noticed the dragon tree." The sight of a hairy spider sunning itself on the trunk of a palm tree filled him with shock and delight. "Humboldt, stupefied, was face to face with the first plants of the of New World. They climbed the volcano, and they reached the gardens of Orotava.
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