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Early Landscapes
- Robert Macfarlane's earliest memories of landscape are from the Scottish Highlands.
- He recalls finding a deer antler, as exotic as coral, by a river.
X-Rays and Landscapes
- Macfarlane grew up near coal mines, and his father, a lung doctor, showed him x-rays of miners' lungs.
- This experience gave him an early look inside people, connecting landscape with the human heart.
Darkness and Revelation
- Humans have always sought meaning in dark spaces, both physically and metaphorically.
- Darkness can be a medium of vision, and descent can lead to revelation.