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“Gestutzte Eiche” by Hermann Hesse

Herman Hesse
A heavily pruned oak as an image of endurance, renewal, and the stubborn will to keep growing despite hardship

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Eiche

“Gestutzte Eiche” by Hermann Hesse

Herman Hesse
A heavily pruned oak as an image of endurance, renewal, and the stubborn will to keep growing despite hardship

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