The tree is ultimately killed by the uprooting of its roots. When the roots, which had strengthened it during its initial rising from the earth, lying hidden beneath the earth for years, were dug out, the tree’s strength was exposed and this led to the death of the tree. It dried up after it had been uprooted.

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