The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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This mine is exhausted, but the mercury-tainted air still blows from the mineshaft. What is the source of this foul-smelling stuff arising from deep below, poisoning the land around us? I avoid abandoned mines like I avoid windy old men who think their war stories are even remotely interesting. I prefer those actively digging through the light and dark. They create new wells full of sweet water.
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