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Comment author: Alejandro1 11 October 2011 03:14:28AM 6 points [-]

In the words of Chesterton's Father Brown:

"Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the forest. But what does he do if there is no forest?"

"Well, well," cried Flambeau irritably, "what does he do?"

"He grows a forest to hide it in."