,P>T #e1 ,SECTION #a 
,! ,APPLE-,TREE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,I SET \T TWO HUNDR$ Y\NG APPLE-TREES1 & = ?REE YE>S ,I DUG >\ND !M 9 ! SPR+ & ! FALL1 & 9 W9T] WRAPP$ !M ) /RAW AGA9/ ! H>ES4 ,ON ! F\R? YE>1 :5 ! SN[ MELT$1 ,I W5T TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY APPLE-TREES4 ,!Y HAD GR[N /\T] DUR+ ! W9T]3 ! B>K WAS GLOSSY & FILL$ ) SAP2 ALL ! BRAN*ES W]E S\ND1 & AT ALL ! TIPS & AXILS !RE W]E PEA-%AP$ FL[]-BUDS4 ,H]E & !RE ! BUDS W]E BUR/+1 & ! PURPLE $GES ( ! FL[]-LEAVES C\LD BE SE54 ,I KNEW ?AT ALL ! BUDS W\LD BE BLOSSOMS & FRUIT1 & ,I WAS DELI<T$ AS ,I LOOK$ AT ! APPLE-TREES4 ,BUT :5 ,I TOOK (F ! WRAPP+ FROM ! FIR/ TREE1 ,I SAW ?AT D[N AT ! GR\ND ! B>K WAS NIBBL$ AWAY1 LIKE A :ITE R+1 TO ! V]Y WOOD4 ,! MICE HAD DONE ?AT4 ,I UNWRAPP$ A SECOND TREE1 & ! SAME HAD HAPP5$ !RE4 ,( ! TWO HUNDR$ TREES NOT ONE WAS UNH>M$4 ,I SME>$ PIT* & WAX ON ! NIBBL$ SPOTS2 BUT :5 ! TREES W]E ALL 9 BLOOM1 ! BLOSSOMS AT ONCE FELL (F2 !RE CAME \T SMALL LEAVES1 & !Y1 TOO1 DROPP$ (F4 ,! B>K BECAME WR9KL$ & BLACK4 ,\T ( ! TWO HUNDR$ APPLE-TREES ONLY N9E W]E LEFT4 ,ON !SE N9E TREES ! B>K HAD NOT BE5 GNAW$ ?R\< ALL >\ND1 BUT /RIPS ( B>K W]E LEFT ON ! :ITE R+4 ,ON ! /RIPS1 :]E ! B>K HELD TOGE!R1 !RE GREW \T KNOTS1 &1 AL?\< ! TREES SUFF]$1 !Y LIV$4 ,ALL ! RE/ W]E RU9$2 BEL[ ! R+S !RE CAME \T %OOTS1 BUT !Y W]E ALL WILD4 

,! B>K ( ! TREE IS LIKE ! >T]IES 9 MAN3 ?R\< ! >T]IES ! BLOOD GOES TO ! :OLE BODY1 & ?R\< ! B>K ! SAP GOES ALONG ! TREE & REA*ES ! BRAN*ES1 LEAVES1 & FL[]S4 ,! :OLE 9SIDE ( A TREE MAY BE TAK5 \T1 AS IS (T5 ! CASE ) OLD WILL[S1 & YET ! TREE WILL LIVE SO LONG AS ! B>K IS ALIVE2 BUT :5 ! B>K IS RU9$1 ! TREE IS GONE4 ,IF A MAN'S >T]IES >E CUT ?R\<1 HE WILL DIE1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 BECAUSE ! BLOOD WILL FL[ \T1 & 9 ! SECOND1 BECAUSE ! BLOOD WILL NOT BE DI/RIBUT$ ?R\< ! BODY4 

,EV5 ?US A BIR* DRIES UP :5 ! *ILDR5 BORE A HOLE 9TO IT1 9 ORD] TO DR9K ITS SAP1 & ALL ! SAP FL[S \T ( IT4 

,JU/ SO ! APPLE-TREES W]E RU9$ BECAUSE ! MICE GNAW$ ! B>K ALL >\ND1 & ! SAP C\LD NOT RISE FROM ! ROOTS TO ! BRAN*ES1 LEAVES1 & FL[]S4 

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