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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:                                          :=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=                                          =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OLDER THAN MOST TREES.  IT'S LIGHT GREEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO  YELLOW  IN  COLOR  AND  IS  SLIGHTLY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                                          ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~=:§$&                                          &$§:=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=:§$                                          $§:=~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:                                          :=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:                                          :=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨