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Rainer Maria Rilke

Everything is blooming most recklessly if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Nature

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Rilke describes nature as bursting forth with such wild abundance that if the vibrant colors were sounds instead, they would create a loud, overwhelming noise in the quiet night. This comparison highlights the intense, almost chaotic energy of natural growth and life.

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