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IN PRAISE OF ‘AWE’ WALKS

here is a wood near me that I walk or run through most days. Even on a wet winter’s day I get pleasure from being among the trees, though to be honest, when I am running, I wear headphones to distract myself from the pain in my lungs. But perhaps I should be.

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