hthetrunkofohelargestofthe

redohegiantsequoiasthatgreheorth

andinland,justaastreditwoulddofine.

draanthainfrontofhiheheldherrigidshouldersandsaid

overthecrohatstraightblondhair,”doyousee””bark,

”shesnapped.

”else””bark.”

”okay,lorisit””red,”shesaid,thenslowly,

pedantically,”thisisaredwood.”

”brightredbriaroon””idontknow.

ever.”

”ifyouakeitbrightred

briswer,hesqueezedashoulder.

”darkerthanthat,”shettered.

”hogany””ybe.”

”allofit””ean””allofit

hogany””yes,”shebitout.

hereleasedoneshoulder,reachedoverit,andtoueofthe

bark.”butaboutthispartthehelighthits,itsdarker

byashadeortovedhisfihispartsashadeortwo

darkerthanthat.”andagain.”thispartsalstblack.yousee

that””yes,iseeit.”

”ifyoupainttheahogany,youlllosethetexture.”he

sthepadsofhisfingersoverthebark.”lookattheshapeof

thispiece,op,taperingdohehisonewaves

badforth.andthissickleshapedpieceyoudlosetheseshapes

ifyoudidthehingonelor.”helookedhigher.”andup

thereakesthebarkreethan

red.soyoudssthat,too,ifyoudidtheahogany.”

helooked.