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At the bottom of the spiral cut a spout in inserted and the latex flow directed into a glass collection cup held around the tree trunk by a spring.  Each tree must be tapped each night, working by head lamps.  Each night a new thin layer of bark is removed lowering the spiral slightly.  The scars seen here represent over 2 months of tapping.  Once each tree is tapped, the worker waits until morning to collect the latex. 

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