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music. Making it, mixing it, listening to it.

Why I write ...

I've always been told that I am a good writer, even from childhood. It's sort of become a passion of mine.

Sciences > Ecology & Environment Destruction of the Andes rain forest

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Imagine a lush tropical rainforest, rich with the sounds of wildlife. In the distance, howler monkeys can be heard chattering back and forth, and of course, there is the all encompassing cacophony of myriad birds singing a song that can be heard nowhere else in the world.

Walking further into the wild, the song continues but there is an accompaniment somewhere in the background that sounds a bit off. It's a grating, almost enraged sound that one would have to assume no animal could possibly make. Walking toward the noise, it becomes louder and angrier. If it were an animal, it would be ...

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