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Chipper thought

MAYBE it is my way of thinking — but I was a little bemused last week when a truck overtook me.
On tow was a wood chipper with a large sign: “Tree culture – professional tree care service”.
If I were a tree I would hardly want my carer to put me through a wood chipper.

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