Astonishingly, improbably, there were eight shoots where the tree once stood. Eight signs of life. It was like when you see an old friend, Mr. Pickles, 54, said. 'Oh, you're back, are you?'
Gary Pickles's discovery... is a step toward national healing... The felling of the tree last September shocked and horrified many British people... Why would anyone ax something so lovely, so alive?
People felt like their landscape their heritage was violated, said Rob Collins, a professor at Newcastle University who is a specialist in Hadrian's Wall archaeology.
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