It was autumn, and he always liked autumn. Something about early autumn, when the leaves began to flee before a northern breeze and the days shortened, gave an extra edge to existence.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It was autumn, and he always liked autumn. Something about early autumn, when the leaves began to flee before a northern breeze and the days shortened, gave an extra edge to existence." in the context of "Brian Aldiss, Steppenpferd, in David G. Hartwell (ed.) Year's Best SF 6, p. 310 (Originally published in Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine, February 2000)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.