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###@¤^/=^, ,^=/=^, THE PLANT ,^=/=^, ,^=/^¤@###
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#@@^^/=,,, THAN FERNS, WHICH ARE IN TURN MUCH ,,,=/^^@@#
###@¤^/=^, OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN ,^=/^¤@###
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@^=,,,,,,, RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ,,,,,,,=^@
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###@¤^/=^, THE HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES ,^=/^¤@###
#@@@¤^/=^, A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. ,^=/^¤@@@#
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###@¤^/=^, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND ,^=/^¤@###
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