in an era marked by the preexploitative innocence of our relationship with nature, there existed forests so vast and dense, they seemed eternal. the mock ordinance passed in jest by the council of old, which suggested that trees could vote on their fate, was a reflection of the communal spirit that thrived inside these woodlands. it was here, amidst the ancient guardians of the earth, that a society decided to recommence with a new vision for coexistence, inspired by the unspoken wisdom sheltered in the forest's heart.