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contorted arms, covered, all, by the splashes of 

 golden and silver-grey lichen, is equally familiar. 

 Beautiful as, in each case, these useful trees are 

 when covered by spring blossom, summer leaf, 

 or mellow autumn fruit, they are interesting and 

 beautiful, too, when all the especial charm of the 

 sunny seasons has left them, and they stand in 

 the simple, unclothed guise of wintry form. 



