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+More trees!
+
+This mod adds more types of trees to the game
+at present, they consist of jungle trees and conifers
+
+Much of the code here came from cisoun's conifers mod and bas080's 
+jungle trees mod.
+
+Brought together into one mod and made L-systems compatible by Vanessa
+Ezekowitz.
+
+Jungle tree axioms/rules tweaked by RealBadAngel
+
+License:  WTFPL
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