For every sapling GPFA delivers to a farmer, she (or he) must pay the organization back with a cutting once the tree is strong and healthy enough to produce cuttings.

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The Delphos has the totemic dignity of a strong, straight tree.

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But in much the same way that a malnourished sapling will struggle to be a strong tree, so too for a startup starved of cash.

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Handmade from the tough bark of the Tara Wing-Celtis or Blue Sandalwood tree and rice straw, Xuan paper is known for its strong, smooth surface, its ability to absorb water and moisten ink, and fold repeatedly without breaking.

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The main culprit in the cinnamon powder is actually derived from tree bark and contains cellulose, an undigestible fiber capable of producing a strong inflammatory response in lung tissue, leading to long term wheezing and a chronic cough, potentially placing patients at further risk for bouts of pneumonitis or even aspiration pneumonia.

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