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###@**=»,, OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN ,,»=**@###
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####@**=», THE HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES ,»=**@####
###@**=»,, A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. ,,»=**@###
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