Chief Seattle - My people are few. They resemble the scattering trees of...

My people are few. They resemble the scattering trees of a storm-swept plain.. There was a time when our people covered the land as the waves of a wind-ruffled sea cover its shell-paved floor, but that time long since passed away with the greatness of tribes that are now but a mournful memory.

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My people are few. They resemble the scattering trees of a storm-swept plain.. There was a time when our people covered the land as the waves of a wind-ruffled sea cover its shell-paved floor, but that time long since passed away with the greatness of tribes that are now but a mournful memory. Chief Seattle

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people resemble scattering trees storm-swept plain time covered land waves wind-ruffled sea cover shell-paved floor long passed greatness tribes mournful memory

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