in midair
leaping up and up and up
long way to go
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(Barely an inch long, I could see the eyes, elbows, and long legs on the bark of the oak rising 40 or 50 feet in the air, and the fantastic feet leaping up and up and up the tree like an ultra runner trekking up the mountain terrain. Oh, the thrill of it all—nothing like a good challenge!)
