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##£§=\»~,, THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH ,,~»\=§£##
###£§=\»~, OLDER  THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN ,~»\=§£###
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#£§=\»~,,,               TRANSPARENT.               ,,,~»\=§£#
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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 ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,,            A SIMILAR PLUMAGE.            ,,,,,,,,,,
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##£§=\»~,,       SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND      ,,~»\=§£##
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