| Noel: | This is a paean to mountains, right? |
| Gwen: | Seems so. |
| Orathip: | Mountains don't need paeans – they need enviromental protection. |
| Gwen: | Isn't it the other way around? Mountains (being inaminate) actually need nothing, but humans (being alive) need protection because . . . |
| Noel: | Because blah, blah, blah . . . I've heard it a thousand times before. |
| Tara: | The mountains of discourse are difficult to climb. |

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