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Note CardsWoodland Spirits
Woodland Spirits,
children of the Earth and Sky
sing of Peace
beneath the Great White Pine-Dawn Dark Mountain
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Note CardsSandhill Crane Dance
sandhill cranes
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dance to earth
to share our life
and give blessings
to the waters and the wind.-Dawn Dark Mountain
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