compiled by:
Neil Savage
Exeter, New Hampshire
Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts
I am the heart of your hearth on the cold winter nights; the friendly shade which screens you from the summer sun; and my fruits quench your thirst as you journey on.
I am the beam which supports your house, the board of your table, the bed on which you sleep and the timber which builds your boat.
I am the handle of your hoe, the door of your home, the wood of your cradle and the shell of your coffin.
I am the bread of kindness and the flower of beauty.
You who pass by, please listen to my prayer:
Harm Me Not!
-the forest reserves of Portugal are said have been posted with this notice for more than a thousand years!