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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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¨¨,«*§£@## 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       £§*«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*§         eventually spread thin.          §*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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