But first it needs new roots and fewer branches.

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Other deadly obstacles include high winds, falling branches, hidden roots and power saws.

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The vines were as thick as a thigh, ficus and figs grasped boulders with roots like octopus tentacles, and in one or two places, I blindly plowed through the branches overhanging the track.

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Having separate boards of directors at the 12 Reserve Banks and their 24 branches also brings a wealth of on-the-ground grass roots information to the table through the presidents.

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The lowest logs were now buried in the earth, as if returning to their birthplace, and from these logs, from the very lowest part of the hut, were growing two new weak branches, which would one day turn into mighty oaks and eat with their roots the dust of this dwelling that had been exhausted by the wind, the rain, and the human race.

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