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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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