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,,&&,,&,,& OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN &,,,,&&,,&
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&&&&&&,,&& STACKED UPON THE NEXT, WITH SPOKELIKE &&&&&&,,&&
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&&&&,,&&&& VERY LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY ,,&&,,&&,,
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&&,,&&&&&& HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN &&&&&&,,&&
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