He heard movements, precise and isolated as flute notes, under dead leaves, under oak roots.

"Of course," the round man replied, at last seating himself on one of the oak roots.

As he fell, his head struck an oak root, and he lost consciousness.

They were huge, gnarled, brown objects, like knotted oak roots.

The left was his unprotected side, a -ay from the tangled oak roots.

Powl Obedient to the last, I left the key on the oak root.

Underneath, they say, you're all as tough as old oak roots.

It would just reach to wedge under the oak root.

A tall man with arms like oak roots passed heavy beer tankards to the two guests.

Fingers like oak roots gripped Abby's hair, holding her head fast.