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taneq on Nov 3, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is it better to plant trees or let forests regrow ...

I think the objection was that a "haunted forest" sounds like it should be something old and natural and tangled and wild (think the Old Forest near the beginning of Lord of the Rings).

"Haunted pine plantation" just doesn't have the same vibe to it.

quixoticelixer- on Nov 3, 2020 [–]

If anything pine plantations can feel more haunted with their unnatural uniformity and changes in how far you can see.

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