<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SHATOUSHKA:
*due to the previous raping of the tree...
alex accidentially snaps the tree in two*


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Shatoushka does not give the tree enough credit. The lower branches broke off to prevent further "over harvesting" of the tree, the tree was now solid and hardy.