So does the fact that a logged forest can be much less permanent than a mahogany table.

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The receptionist introduced me as I walked into the room and observed four middle-aged men seated around a long, shiny, mahogany conference table all staring blankly at me.

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Outside, Ms. Reid designed a galvanized steel-and-mahogany arbor covered with wisteria over a large outdoor dining table next to the studio, to give domesticity to the metal work space and connect it to the house.

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