# Quote — Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

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> Y g g
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> What miracle is this? This giant tree.
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> It stands ten thousand feet high
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> But doesn't reach the ground. Still it stands.
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> Its roots must hold the sky.
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> O
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> Endpage, p. 709

- Author: [Mark Z. Danielewski](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mark-z-danielewski.md)
- Book: [House of Leaves](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mark-z-danielewski/house-of-leaves.md)
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