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Funny how certain stories hit differently depending on the moment in history. Recently, while revisiting J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings," particularly "The Two Towers," I found myself thinking less about the battles and heroes, and more about Treebeard and the Ents. For much of the story, Treebeard and the Ents see the growing conflicts across Middle-earth as distant problems. The wars of men, wizards, and kingdoms are unfortunate, certainly, but not truly their con