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    I’m up a tree, and I like it

    by Robert Klose May 19, 2022 2 minutes

    Do children still climb trees?

    When I was a kid, many decades ago, I couldn’t stay out of them. A sycamore grew in front of my home. At the age of 10 I was just tall enough to reach its lowest branch and hoist myself into its embrace. Standing on that first limb, I was able to reach the others and monkey

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