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The Fern Garden . 
To the observant mind there is nothing trivial or paltry 
in nature^ and the growth of a fern seed is the beginning 
of a mysterious life^ the end of which no man can pre¬ 
dicate or understand. 
Behold! we know not anything; 
I can but trust that good shall fall 
At last—far off—at last, to all, 
And every winter change to spring. 
ADIANTTTM EXCISUM MTTLTIFIDUM. 
