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^*~~...... 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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$^*~~..... separate planes, a few centimeters in .....~~*^$
^*~~...... height. time can get diffracted in ......~~*^
*~~....... these, hitting each in turn in a .......~~*
~~........ slightly different angle, and ........~~
~......... eventually spread thin. .........~
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