HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina — As soon as once more, I discovered myself watching a crack in a big rock on the aspect of a mountain. It was June, and wet, and I used to be looking for a shiny amphibian known as the Hickory Nut Gorge inexperienced salamander. These animals, concerning the size of a human finger, are black with splotches of mint inexperienced. That makes them practically invisible towards the lichen-covered rocks they sometimes cover in.
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