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###§§§:~~. .~~:~~. THE PLANT .~~:~~. .~~:§§§###
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####§§:~~. RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S .~~:§§####
####§§:~~. VERY LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY .~~:§§####
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