C104 The Hundred Years Passed by in the Blink of an Eye

As the golden light traversed the land, apricot seedlings emerged from the soil, stretching like children rousing from sleep. In no time, the seedlings reached the height of a person and sprouted fuzzy leaves. They grew rapidly, aged, shed their foliage, and then the cycle repeated—new growth, aging, shedding.

The apricot trees matured through these cycles of renewal