Quiet jungle

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The vines are drooping, moss is spotted, and the sun shines through the shadows of the trees, breaking into starlight. There is no noise of the world here, only the whispers of the wind and leaves, and the sleeping breath of the earth.

It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.