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The trees are in misery, and the birds are in misery. i don’t think they sing. they just screech in pain. …taking a close look at what’s around us, there is some sort of harmony: it’s the harmony of overwhelming and collective murder.
-Werner Herzog
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The Trees Are In Misery, And The

Werner Herzog
The trees are in misery, and the birds are in misery. i don’t think they sing. they just screech in pain. …taking a close look at what’s around us, there is some sort of harmony: it’s the harmony of overwhelming and collective murder.
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