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MAG · 16 August 2026

The River That Embraced the Rock

A close view of a river meander in a red sandstone canyon; a great rock in the middle with dark water around three sides; thick cloud above the canyon lit from the side by the setting sun
A close view of a river meander in a red sandstone canyon; a great rock in the middle with dark water around three sides; thick cloud above the canyon lit from the side by the setting sun

Photograph: MAG · Description: AI

The river could not go round this rock, so it took it in its arms. The water runs the full arc, patiently, as though it knew the stone would give way in the end — only not today and not

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