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A tree's bold gamble: drop everything dead now, hoard life for spring.
abscissionTrees grow a cutting layer to fire each leaf
hidden colorsReds and golds were always there, masked by green
soil bankerDecaying leaves feed the next generation's roots
sound trickCrunch comes from cell walls snapping underfoot
winter armorLeaf litter shelters insects through the freeze