The one said, "We'll tell her about climax forests," and the other said, "And how about the crying lichen?"
"What?" I asked. Already, I liked what I heard. Liars with uninformed but forming self-awareness are my favorite fictionalists.
"About how they cry when they can't grow," said the other.
I had taught them about certain lichen that might be considered "signal lichen" since they cannot – or will not – grow where there is pollution. Needless to say, the lichen make no audible sound. "Right," I said, "tell her about the pitiful sounds of the Crying Lichen."
"Have you heard?" said the one.
"It is really sad," said the other. "They never stop crying."
At the Gate of All Wonder, Kevin McIlvoy
"What?" I asked. Already, I liked what I heard. Liars with uninformed but forming self-awareness are my favorite fictionalists.
"About how they cry when they can't grow," said the other.
I had taught them about certain lichen that might be considered "signal lichen" since they cannot – or will not – grow where there is pollution. Needless to say, the lichen make no audible sound. "Right," I said, "tell her about the pitiful sounds of the Crying Lichen."
"Have you heard?" said the one.
"It is really sad," said the other. "They never stop crying."
At the Gate of All Wonder, Kevin McIlvoy
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