{"id":15514,"date":"2018-12-14T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newcastletreeservices.co.uk\/?p=15514"},"modified":"2023-08-03T13:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T13:46:28","slug":"dead-mans-fingers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newcastletreeservices.co.uk\/dead-mans-fingers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead Man\u2019s Fingers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;on&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;background&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; text_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.3)&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; title_all_caps=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;padding-top: 200px !important;||padding-bottom: 200px !important;&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;on&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;blog-diagonal-top&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px|&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;3&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;15px||15px|&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color_2=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.14&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The earthern fingers of an unfortunate woodcutter, grasping for light and air? 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