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###§*§†~^, OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN ,^~†§*§###
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###§*§†~^, RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ,^~†§*§###
###§*§†~^, VERY LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY ,^~†§*§###
###§*§†~^, THE HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES ,^~†§*§###
#***§§†~^, A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. ,^~†§§***#
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