This hand has helped so many souls here upon the mountain.
It has dug, carried, comforted, protected and created so much.
In its deep lines and weathered skin is a long tale of giving and toil.
It has rarely taken anything, except of those things freely given.
For here we see true strength; of character as much as powerful grip.
For eighty six years the hand of Domingo has lovingly shaped this place we call home.
Oftentimes wisdom is not to be found in the head, but rather in the cracked and broken lines of our actions and in the humour of our wrinkles.
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