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woman from Los Angeles, who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter,

purchased a piece of timberland. There was a large tree on one of the

highest points in the tract. She wanted a good view of the natural

splendor of her land so she started to climb the big tree. As she

neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her. In her

haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to the ground and got

many splinters in her crotch. In considerable pain, she hurried to the

nearest doctor. She told him she was an environmentalist and an

anti-hunter and how she came to get all the splinters. The doctor

listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go into

the examining room and he would see if he could help her. She sat and

waited three hours before the doctor reappeared. The angry woman

demanded, "What took you so long?" He smiled and then told her, "Well,

I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the

Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management before I could

remove old-growth timber from a recreational area. I'm sorry, but

they turned me down".