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![Jakob Two Trees, Issaquah, Washington.](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdHNFIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--84f47d109dc97636ef9be332f91bc8b902d490cc/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9KWTNKdmNFa2lPekV4TURCNE5qRTRMamMxS3kweExqTXdPVEl3TnpjeU1EZ3pNVEF3TlRObExURXpLekl4TGpReE5ESXpNRGs1T1RFM05qTXlNZ1k2QmtWVU9ndHlaWE5wZW1WSklnMHhNREI0TVRBd1hnWTdCbFE2RkdOdmJXSnBibVZmYjNCMGFXOXVjM3NIT2d0bGVIUmxiblJKSWd3eE1EQjRNVEF3QmpzR1ZEb01aM0poZG1sMGVVa2lDMk5sYm5SbGNnWTdCbFE9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--a1ad0e8b242d1732998dde49629b3becf9298d4a/troll%201jackob%20two%20trees%20washington%20copy.png)
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