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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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####&*^~,. It Likes Partial Shade And Very Damp .,~^*###
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####&*^~,. When A Colony Numbers High Enough, It .,~^*###
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####&*^~,. Separate Planes, A Few Centimeters In .,~^*###
####&*^~,. Height. Time Can Get Diffracted In .,~^*###
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#&**~,.... Slightly Different Angle, And ....,~**
####&*^~,. Eventually Spread Thin. .,~^*###
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