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.......... Than  Ferns,  Which  Are  In  Turn  Much ..........
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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 ..........
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