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THE SOUND THE TREE MAKES
The tree fell in the forest because of deep freeze the tree fell because it was another day
because of gravity the tree fell soundless onto shoulder-high snow the tree fell because
the wind swirled because of root rot termite buggery because its torso was girded by bark
beetles because the phloem and xylem dried the tree fell because it was time for it to fall
it fell and the sound echoed and birds rose from their roosts the sound was train-like
crushing thunderous the tree fell in slow motion black and white silent the tree fell
because a lumberjack yelled timber because it was first growth old diseased the tree
resting on the ground was delimbed by chain saws was cut into logs by bucking the trunk
from butt to crown was dragged on a skid trail from forest to flatbed truck strapped down
and hauled to the mill the outer bark skinned denuded with grinding wheels the tree was
sized under a circular saw’s buzz was kiln dried planed trimmed smoothed graded and
banded the tree gave out a great scream when it was felled that could be heard by other
trees in the next county but in some counties could not be heard at all
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