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¨~=\%$@¶##               transparent.               ##¶@$%\=~¨
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¨~=\%$@¶## very light, being hollow.  it's  roughly ##¶@$%\=~¨
¨~=\%$@¶## the  height  of a foxes tail, and shares ##¶@$%\=~¨
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¨~=\\\%$@# slices   the  air  in  the  forest  into #@$%\\\=~¨
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