 Well, that sounds reasonable. Now, look for yourself. There's absolutely no sign of anything at all here. Well, what about some chemical, some vapor oozing from the ground? No chance at all. I'd rule that out completely. Then what? Well, there's the tree itself. I suppose it could exude some sort of a chemical that might dissolve cloth, but I can check that in the lab. Well, we'd better arouse the rest of these people and get them back to the ship. Wait, wait. What? What is it? Why, it's...