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In 1881 Carle Liche recounted a trip he took to Madagascar in the magazine the South Australian Register. In the article he claims that while in that country he witnesses a primitive tribe carry a woman up to a tree, place her at its roots, and then back away. Within seconds the tree reached down, grabbed her, and hoisted her up to a place so it could more easily consume her.
Since the article was published some have called it a hoax, while others have backed it, saying the tree is common knowledge in the area the story depicts. The only thing agreed upon by both sides is that the woman who was torn apart by the branches has never issued a statement for or against.
