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"I wondered if there was any information out there on the Human-Tree Connection? How many trees does it take to produce an average Human Oxygen Supply for a lifetime? If we all need 'X' trees to support or lives, shouldn't we make sure that there are enough trees to support all the life on the planet before we cut them all down? After that has been settled and if there are any trees to spare, the people who want to cut down trees can sacrifice their own trees first, but once they have cut their own supply -- well, you can use your own imaginations to decide their fates. No air means no air.

"What if we have already reached 'Critical Mass' in the Human-Tree Connection? What if the oxygen fluctuation in the environment triggers 'life on the planet' to come to the defense of the planet and the trees? What if there is actually an instinctual response in the brain and in life to respond to an Oxygen Crisis? Would plants grow rampantly wherever they could to balance the depreciation in the atmosphere?

"Would humans come to the aid of their co-habitants the trees by keeping them from being destroyed? Would aliens thwart their efforts by cutting down every tree in sight and poisoning the over growth of 'unwanted weeds'? Who else would endanger our precious oxygen producers but aliens who don't rely on oxygen for life anyway? Think about it! Aliens -- go home an leave my trees alone!"

L. K. W.

 
 
 
 

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