Even if the mountain I climbed br Proved to be merely a duncecap It br was only on gaining its peak br That that knowledge reached me. br br * br br Is there a single inch-- br one square millimeter br on the face of our planet br which some animal br human or otherwise br has not shit on? br br Is there anywhere even a br pore's-worth of ground-- br earth that has never br (not once in its eons) br been covered by what br golgotha of dung? br br If such a place exists, br I want to go there br and stand there br at that site br in that spot, truly br and purely for an instant.