Sheltered from storm, cold and heat, these deeply incised and hidden worlds are oases of calm and beauty.
From languid pools to the rounded time worn boulders, all is soft here.
Even the light herself has a different quality, filtered as it is through the verdant green canopy.
Outside a storm rages, yet here, one feels a stillness, comparable to that found in the heart of the lotus.
Looking up, the scudding clouds pass by on the edge of the wild Levante, though below all one hears is the symphony of birds and the gentle rustle of leaves.
There is always peace at the heart of the storm.
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