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Human in the LoopJonathan Harrell’s Commonplace Book

Noxious fumes rise from a green pool,
At the heart of Mount Aso.
Pinpoint bugs bite my arms, my neck.

Thick clouds of steam rise from a rocky volcanic crater, with swirling vapors obscuring the crater floor filled with pale yellow water.
Clouds of steam emerge from the steep ridges of a volcanic landscape, against a cloudy sky.

I see land that was vomited, spewed, and spattered.

The bottom of a volcanic crater with blackened earth and streaks of white mineral deposits cutting through the rocky basin.
A view of rugged, steep cliffs and ash-laden slopes of a volcanic crater, showcasing layers of rock formations and patches of greenery.

Still people make a home there,
Growing rice in the mountain shadow.

An old, weathered wooden barn sits beside a flooded rice paddy with the silhouette of distant mountains rising under an overcast sky.