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@@@§«^^^¨¨ OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN ¨¨^^^«§@@@
@@@@@§:«^¨ TO YELLOW IN COLOR AND IS SLIGHTLY ¨^«:§@@@@@
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##@@@§:«^¨ VERY LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY ¨^«:§@@@##
##@@@§:«^¨ THE HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES ¨^«:§@@@##
##@@@§:«^¨ A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. ¨^«:§@@@##
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##@@@§:«^¨ SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN ¨^«:§@@@##
##@@@§:«^¨ HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN ¨^«:§@@@##
##@@@§:«^¨ THESE, HITTING EACH IN TURN IN A ¨^«:§@@@##
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