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,^«*=@¤£## than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much ##£¤@=*«^,
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,^«*=@¤£## to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly ##£¤@=*«^,
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,^«*=@¤£## stacked  upon the next,  with  spokelike ##£¤@=*«^,
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,^«*==@@¤¤ 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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