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1 | # 2003-04-19 Trees |
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| 3 | >A married man and woman are like two separate trees planted in |
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| 4 | >different holes at the same time. |
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| 6 | >They are a permanent fixture in the landscape and together watch the |
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| 7 | >years and seasons pass. |
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| 9 | >They are the same size and one does not hinder the growth of the other. |
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| 11 | >Because they stand so close together they are not as subject to wind or |
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| 12 | >ice damage as a single tree is. |
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| 14 | >The two together are more likely to survive adversity. |
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| 16 | >They grow very close to one another but they are truly separate. |
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| 18 | >There is space enough between them for the wind and air to pass. |
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| 20 | >Their roots are entangled from beneath and how they are joined is |
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| 21 | >hidden from the world. |
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| 23 | >They derive their sustenance from the same source. |
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| 25 | >One can not be separated from the other without risking them both. |
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