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In the Shadow of the Guanacaste Tree
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14 In the Shadow of the Guanacaste Tree “Nearly extinguished,” the sign says. En peligro, coffee frogs wait till sunset to sing. From among furled hyacinths’ buoyant bulbs tentative questions rise: You think? You think? ' New hatch— blue sparks— synapse surface skitters. 15 ' We brave unstable stones, bend closer. They say the frogs’ rare eyes glow golden. We never see a single one. Not for our eyes do those throats open. We know. We know. We know. ...