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Universe,Forests as Climate, Water, and Time Machines


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Timbers do n’t just live inside a climate. They help produce one. Once a timber reaches a certain scale, it stops carrying like a collection of trees and starts acting like a system that shapes air, water, and temperature around it. This is where timbers stop being decor and come structure, though not the kind made of sword or concrete. They're erected from roots, leaves, fungi, and tolerance. The relationship between timbers and water is intimate. Trees pull water from the soil and release it into the air through their leaves. This process, transpiration, cools the face and adds 

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