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Ep 591 - The Orchid Thief, by Susan Orlean

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The Natives' Argument in the Court Case Against La Roche

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Some of their roots, many of the roots will grow above ground. Their roots have like a vellum or something on them. They can get moisture out of the air. So they will often have their roots not just in the dirt, but also like growing around and on things. And that was actually how the other side of the court case, I guess the prosecution, if it would be a word for it, beat La Roche because the natives took the orchids,. But they did it by like sawing the branches off of the trees that they were growing on.

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