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....-§§@¶¶ Than  Ferns,  Which  Are  In  Turn  Much ¶¶@§§-....
....,--§%@ Older Than Most Trees. It'S Light  Green @%§--,....
.,-:§%@¶¶# To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly #¶¶@%§:-,.
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.,-:§%@¶## The  Plant Has A Spine. Each Vertebra Is ##¶@%§:-,.
.,-:§%@¶## Stacked  Upon The  Next, With  Spokelike ##¶@%§:-,.
....-::§%¶ Ribs  Radiating Outward.  Even So,  It'S ¶%§::-....
.....-§@@# Very Light,  Being Hollow. It'S  Roughly #@@§-.....
.,-:§%@@@@ The  Height Of A Foxes Tail,  And Shares @@@@%§:-,.
.,-:§%@¶##            A Similar Plumage.            ##¶@%§:-,.
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.,-:§%@¶## It  Likes Partial  Shade  And  Very Damp ##¶@%§:-,.
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.,-:§%@¶¶# Slices  The  Air  In   The  Forest  Into #¶¶@%§:-,.
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.,-:§%@¶## Height.  Time  Can  Get   Diffracted  In ##¶@%§:-,.
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.,-:§%@¶##       Slightly Different Angle, And      ##¶@%§:-,.
.,-:§§%@¶¶         Eventually Spread Thin.          ¶¶@%§§:-,.
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