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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 #%==~~,,,,
,,,,,~~==% Transparent. %==~~,,,,,
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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 #%==~~,,,,
,,,,,~~==% Areas %==~~,,,,,
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,,~~==%#¶# 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 ==~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~==% Eventually Spread Thin. %==~~,,,,,
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