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A Clearing in the Woods (1865) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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A Clearing in the Woods (1865) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

"Of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing can ever be made" --Immanuel Kant

Magnum Chaos (c. 1524 ) by Lorenzo Lotto
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Magnum Chaos (c. 1524 ) by Lorenzo Lotto

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Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers (which are strong in tension) embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression. Wood is produced as secondary xylem in the stems of trees (and other woody plants). In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up for themselves. It also mediates the transfer of water and nutrients to the leaves and other growing tissues. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or wood chips or fiber.

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