Fragrance Forever
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="refreshingly">refreshingly</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>,<span word="primitive">primitive</span>（原始的，简单的）<span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="admiring">admiring</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ofcedar">ofcedar</span>（雪松）<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="riverside">riverside</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="craftsman">craftsman</span>, <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carpenters">carpenters</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietcong">Vietcong</span> <span word="guerrillas">guerrillas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="dearest">dearest</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="amedley">amedley</span>（混合）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="smells">smells</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="forest">forest</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="theutmost">theutmost</span>（极度的）<span word="caution">caution</span>, <span word="trembling">trembling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lurking">lurking</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="calmed">calmed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thefragrance">thefragrance</span>（香味）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rifle">rifle</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coarse">coarse</span> <span word="bark">bark</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="carpentry">carpentry</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span>-<span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="seated">seated</span>, <span word="reading">reading</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tube">tube</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lid">lid</span>. <span word="Chiselled">Chiselled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="block">block</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objet">objet</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="art">art</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="material">material</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="shades">shades</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rings">rings</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nodes">nodes</span> -- <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themystique">themystique</span>（奥秘）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>!</p><p><span word="Lifting">Lifting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lid">lid</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="savoured">savoured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fragrance">fragrance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> -- <span word="fragrance">fragrance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poet">poet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span>.</p>
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