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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: "You are studying forestry?"
"Yes, sir. I'm going to college this fall."
"My friend in Harrisburg wrote me of your ambition and, I may say, aptness
for the forest service. I'm very much pleased. We need a host of bright
young fellows. Here, look at this map."
He drew my attention to a map lying on the table, and made crosses and
tracings with a pencil while he talked.
"This is Penetier. Here are the Arizona Peaks. The heavy shading represents
timbered land. All these are canyons. Here's Oak Creek Canyon, the one the
fire bordered. Now I want you to tell me how you worked that back-fire,
and, if you can, mark the line you fired."
The Young Forester | 
