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But this tree towered over
    those other trees,
and its branches
    grew long and thick.
Birds built nests
    in its branches,
and animals were born
    beneath it.
People from all nations
lived in the shade
    of this strong tree.

It had beautiful,
    long branches,
and its roots found water
    deep in the soil.

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So it towered higher(A)
    than all the trees of the field;
its boughs increased
    and its branches grew long,
    spreading because of abundant waters.(B)
All the birds of the sky
    nested in its boughs,
all the animals of the wild
    gave birth(C) under its branches;
all the great nations
    lived in its shade.(D)
It was majestic in beauty,
    with its spreading boughs,
for its roots went down
    to abundant waters.(E)

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