| Once, not long ago, great forests covered many parts of our country. Here in Klamath County, Oregon they stretched as far as the eye could see. | 
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| They were a part of a magnificent and unique ecosystem of mountains and marshes, streams and lakes. | 
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| For untold ages these forests had thrived as part of an intricate and beautiful web of life woven from the relationships of hundreds of plants and animals. | 
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