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What does it mean?
Winds carry stories of where they have been.
In plain terms
Wind tells tales of its travels through the world.
What can you take from it?
Listen to natural signs.

Where it applies

  • observation
  • writing
  • philosophy

Putting it to work

  • observe weather
  • keep a journal

Questions to consider

  • What does the wind say?
  • How do you read signs?

Another view

It is poetic and not scientifically precise.

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