What an emphatic creature! Even though a familiar sight, nevertheless its excesses are astonishing : so many branches, a plethora of leaves, short spikes all…
A scientist and a writer
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A scientist and a writer
What an emphatic creature! Even though a familiar sight, nevertheless its excesses are astonishing : so many branches, a plethora of leaves, short spikes all…
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