"Because," Georgia replied, her boots crunching into the frost, "a people without a 'Yukle' are like leaves without a tree. They blow away in the first cold wind."
One winter, the Yukle became so heavy Georgia could barely stand. The village had fallen into a deep silence, forgetting the songs of their ancestors. With grit and a steady breath, she began the ascent of the Great Peak. Georgia Kzreck Yukle
"Why do you carry what we have thrown away?" a traveler asked her on the trail. "Because," Georgia replied, her boots crunching into the