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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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$%†«-¨¨¨¨¨ THE HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES ¨¨¨¨¨-«†%$
§$%†«-¨¨¨¨ A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. ¨¨¨¨-«†%$§
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##§$%†«-¨¨ IT LIKES PARTIAL SHADE AND VERY DAMP ¨¨-«†%$§##
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†«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHEN A COLONY NUMBERS HIGH ENOUGH, IT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«†
«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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