tree: eeeungs 
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the earth. I have a pretty good time doing it, too. I’d 
like to go on and tell you myself just how my leaves 
turn that sunlight into food, because it’s as wonderful 
as magic, but my uncle the chestnut oak told me once 
that other people always know more about you than you 
do yourself, so I’m going to let the lady in this book do 
the telling. 
And when she is all through, if you read what she 
writes, I think you and I will be much better friends than 
ever we were before!” 
