Excerpt from Balance: The Fundamental Verity<br><br>The explanation Of the dunes is simple, the processes Of their formation still con tinuing and being open to examination. But the meaning Of the dunes is less sim ple. They testify to the fact that Nature curbs the excesses Of the sea by a process quite reasonable, indeed unavoidable. The force Of the sea is turned against the sea. This fact, and numerous other facts, sug gest the theory that in some way all excess is curbed, or will finally defeat itself; that Nature has no pendulum which swings in one direction only.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.