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CERTAIN TREES GROW FAST, LIKE MERCURY IN A THERMOMETER ON A HOT DAY.

THEY ARE FRAIL AND SUPPLE;

THEY BEND EASILY IN IN WINDSTORMS,

AND ARE THE FIRST TO REGREEN A CHARRED FIELD.

THEY HAVE AN EASY GRACE,

WHICH DOES NOT ENDURE.

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