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most persons visiting the Sequoia grove spend only a few hours in it depart without seeing a single tree, for the chiefest
glory of these mount- ain kings are wholly invisible to hasty or careless observers, I hope you may be able to spend a good
long time in worship amid the glorious columns of this mountain temple I fancy they are aware of your coming are waiting I
fondly hope that nothing will occur to prevent your coming I will endeavor to reach the valley a day or so before you - The
night air of the mountains is very cold You will require plenty of warm blankets I am sorry that the Doctor has been so suddenly
smothered up in business - if he the priest were in the company according to the prophecy our joy would be full I am in a
perfect tingle with the mem- ories of a year ago, with anticipations glowing bright with all that I love Farewell, John
Muir I received your letter containing the song of Nature by Emerson derived a great deal of pleasure from it JM
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