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Correction:
16:10 Yes it is probably moreso that the tree is "happy but not really" because the boy says explicitly that he is sailing far away presumably forever, probably less so to do with "recognizing a pattern" lol. I should have explicilty said this as a likely interpretation.

Basic Sources:
Views on Children's Books: (Rogak pg.66 William Price Fox, Free Times)
Playboy: (New York Times, Ruth Margalit)
Songwriting: https://americansongwriter.com/10-son...
Stud Terkel interview, WFMT, 1963 https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs...
Jesus Text: https://thetextincontext.com/
Think Pieces: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/pa...
https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/30/ar...
Trees:    • Can stumps regrow into a tree? Your a...  
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/orna...
Rogak, Lisa. A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein. Thomas Dunne Books (imprint of St. Martin's Press), 2007

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End Track "To Sit and Rest" by Ryan Probert
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Silent Hill 2 OST – Fermata in Mistic Air
Godmode - Blacksmith
C418 – The Weirdest Year of Your Life
Zelda Jazz (Dark World)
Home – Native
Humbird – Hymn for Whom
Accelio – Cyber City – Jazz Club (Featuring ROOXG)
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Silent Hill 2 OST – Prisonic Fairytale
Accelio – Cyber City – Soundboy
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nobody – recalling memories that never existed
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C418 – Excuse
C418 – Chris
Chris Zabriskie – I Am Running with Temporary Success From a Monstrous Vacuum in Pursuit
Chris Zabriskie – I Am a Man Who Will Fight For Your Honor
Ryan Probert – To Sit and Rest (Custom Track)