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Billionaire Spends a Fortune to Move One Tree

A NEW LEAF

When a billionaire decided to float a 650-ton tree to his private garden, the spectacle became a metaphor for a nation adrift.

Will Cathcart
Will Cathcart
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Will Cathcart

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