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[andean-deer]

"He who seeks to count the stars before he can count the scores and knots of the quipus deserves derision." - Garcilaso de La Vega, Royal Commentaries of the Incas

(different edition published in 1966 [originally published in 1609-1617 in Lisbon, Portugal]: quote found on page 397)

Tupicocha by Rumbos del Peru

[image description: presidents of the ten ayllus of tupicocha, huarochirí. consisting of both men and women. they wear quipus that cascade over their chest. when they go to important meetings, the quipus are a sign of their status among the ayllus. end ID]

[starnettle]

text ID: No one was talking, and that made Cedar lonelier than ever. Into the silence, Cedar said, "I don't want to be the lone tree on the hill."

Raven wrapped her arms around Cedar in a tight hug. "No worries, little sapling," she said. "I will always be your forest." /end ID.

— shannon hale, ever after high book 3: a wonderlandiful world