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Bog medicine taught that decay was not inevitable, that corruption could be resisted, that the right environment prevented what seemed certain.
This applied beyond physical healing—to moral life, to community health, to cultural preservation. Vigilance, appropriate conditions, and active resistance could forestall degradation in all its forms.
The bog holds what should decay.
The acid resists corruption.
The moss absorbs the rot.
And preservation becomes possible in the liminal earth.
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