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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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†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ when a colony numbers high enough, it ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†
=†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ slices the air in the forest into ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†=
$=†~~¨¨¨¨¨ separate planes, a few centimeters in ¨¨¨¨¨~~†=$
&$=†~~¨¨¨¨ height. time can get diffracted in ¨¨¨¨~~†=$&
@&$=†~~¨¨¨ these, hitting each in turn in a ¨¨¨~~†=$&@
#@&$=†~~¨¨ slightly different angle, and ¨¨~~†=$&@#
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