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“You just sit. Before you a tree, a stretch of water, a tangled bank. And see what turns up. I’ve called it the Bottomless Sit. Look for nature. The more you sit, the less you become an observer of nature, and theauthorof Rewild Yourself: 23 spellbinding ways to make nature more visible (Simon & Schuster,£14.99)

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