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The River That Flowed Sideways

Progress Is Not Linear

By GoldenSpeechPublished about a month ago 1 min read

This river refused to move forward. It curved, looped, even reversed at times. Villagers learned that movement without direction still shapes the land. Stagnation, not detours, was the real danger.

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