The Forest That Remembered the Future
Nature’s Glimpse Beyond Time
Trees in a remote forest grew in shapes that resembled events not yet happening: spirals predicting reunions, sharp branches foreshadowing conflicts, glowing moss hinting at miracles. A skeptical botanist documented these shapes and spent years watching them correlate with real events. When she asked the forest how it knew the future, a gust of wind answered simply by lifting her notes into the sky — reminding her that knowledge isn’t always meant to be held.
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