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the plant's plumbing, scaffolding, and sun-worshipping spine all bolted into one green tower
living strawPulls water up via xylem, no pump required
capillary forceWater climbs against gravity through microscopic tubes
celery trickStems wick dye and turn classroom flowers blue
sugar highwayPhloem ships food downward while xylem hauls up
hidden treesA tree's entire trunk is one giant stem