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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THAN FERNS, WHICH ARE IN TURN MUCH &¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN &&¨¨¨¨¨&&&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO YELLOW IN COLOR AND IS SLIGHTLY ¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨&
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¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE PLANT HAS A SPINE. EACH VERTEBRA IS ¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨
¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ STACKED UPON THE NEXT, WITH SPOKELIKE &¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ¨&¨¨¨&&&¨¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ VERY LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY ¨¨&¨¨&¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ THE HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES ¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&&
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¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨& SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN &&¨¨¨¨&¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨& HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN &&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
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