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##@#%^/=., STACKED UPON THE NEXT, WITH SPOKELIKE ,.=/^%#@##
##@#%^/=., RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ,.=/^%#@##
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#@@#%^/=., A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. ,.=/^%#@@#
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#%%//=.,,, HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN ,,,.=//%%#
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##@#%^/=., SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND ,.=/^%#@##
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