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In the introduction of Ray’s novel, she describes the land as symbiotic nature, “always an exchange”(3). How does this idea connect to the chapter ‘Build by Fire” and its description of how the longleaf pine and lightning came to “depend on each other” (38)? What other kinds of symbiotic relationships can you think of that would serve as good examples of the theme “survival based on exchange?” Post a picture if you can to demonstrate this relationship.