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Powderpost beetle.

In Cambodia’s steamy capital, Phnom Penh, this document was the invisible border guard. It certified that the wood was dead, dry, and free of borers, termites, or the invisible fungi that slumbered in tropical timber. Without it, French customs would incinerate her shipment. No appeal. phytosanitary certificate cambodia

She looked at the Buddha in her lap—a reject from the crate, its base chipped. A tiny hole, no bigger than a needle’s eye, stared back. She blew on it. Fine sawdust puffed out. Powderpost beetle

The wood was alive.

“Suspicious how?” Mara’s palms dampened. Powderpost beetle. In Cambodia’s steamy capital