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#¨#¨####¨# Older Than Most Trees. It'S  Light Green #¨#¨##¨¨¨#
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¨#¨##¨¨### Very  Light, Being Hollow.  It'S Roughly ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#¨
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¨#¨¨##¨### Slices  The  Air  In   The  Forest  Into #¨¨##¨#¨¨¨
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¨####¨#¨## Height.  Time  Can  Get  Diffracted   In ####¨¨#¨¨#
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