Saturday, March 18, 2006

Dai Mo Mi no Ki

Rumors of a giant tree on the slopes of Tara Dake have proven true. The Momi tree is a coniferous hardwood that enjoys the low ridge lines of Japan's many mountains, where sun is abundant and the air is pure. Most got the ax sometime in the last one hundred and fifty years (surprise!). An independently funded expedition of completely unqualified individuals scouted a long forgotten trail across many rain swollen creeks until stumbling upon this ancient master of the forest. The harrowing journey took an entire two hours and cost both members the little faith they had in their already pathetic footing. Professor Bergeron's pants also got extremely dirty. Team leader Tris was later arrested for violating several laws regulating lewd acts done in public in the presence of a tree.

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