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+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant name="base">
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+        <prop actor="flora/trees/baobab_new_leaves.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+        <prop actor="geology/decal_stone_desert_a.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+        <prop actor="particle/falling_leaf_dry_a.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+      </props>
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="gaia/tree_baobab_trunk.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
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+    <variant name="base">
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