The prayer of the tree
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To the Way farer Ye who pass by and would raise your hand against me. Harken ere you harm me ! I am the heat of your hearth on the cold winter nights, The friendly shade screening you from the summer sun My fruits are refreshing draughts, Quenching your thirst as you journey on, I am the beam that holds your house, The board of your table, The bed on which you lie, And the timber…