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from molten core...where chemistry first spun...a deep time journey under primal sun...the stone arose...a shard of fiery birth...propelled by geologic pain to earth...it knew the slow tectonic cosmic stress...the fiery engine of the deep recess...a patient witness to the primal sound...as ancient glaciers scraped the northward ground...it carried lessons from the paleo-clime...a weighted memory of boundless time...it reached the surface...weathered...vast and grey...where sun and snow held ever shifting sway...it faced the fierce assault of wind and flood...and sought the balance that it understood...a silent study of mechanical force...the physics holding its precarious course...like the inukshuk built on northern shores...it found its footing...holding true its doors...a monument to tenuous array...that stands against the elemental fray...this patient poise the human spirit learned...as generations to the northland turned...the indigenous root...where lacrosse first flew...a sport of skill...where purpose felt brand new...then came the settlers...bringing games of grace...the curling stone upon the frozen space...that heavy granite...polished...smooth and grand...a quiet symbol from an immigrant land...in shared pursuit on ice or dusty track...they built the pride from every give and stack...the deer and rabbit watch the human toil...the crow observes them from the cedar foil...the blue jay calls...the raccoon makes its way...as competition brightens up the day...the audience cheers...the victor feels the lift...a communal joy...a unifying gift...each culture adds its rock to the aggregate’s face...the strength of nation found in time and place...the heat of rivalry...the sudden chill...reflect the wild that crowns the lonely hill...for canada’s story...set in stone and snow...is the aggregate where all the pieces grow...from starry dust and cosmological grace...to finding stillness in this northern space...the sports we play...the rules we keep...the goal...are facets of a strong and steady soul...the fractured stone...now set in tight design...proves shared experience is truly divine...our truest pride...a balance hard won and true...the life we share beneath the sky’s deep blue...