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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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####*$^=,, stacked upon  the  next, with  spokelike ,,=^$*####
##£#*$^=,, ribs radiating  outward.  even  so, it's ,,=^$*#£##
£###*$^=,, very light, being  hollow.  it's roughly ,,=^$*###£
£*^^^^^=,, 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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##$=,,,,,, slices  the  air   in  the  forest  into ,,,,,,=$##
£*$^==,,,, separate  planes,  a few centimeters  in ,,,,==^$*£
##£#*$^=,, height.  time  can  get  diffracted   in ,,=^$*#£##
##£#*$^=,, these,  hitting  each   in  turn  in   a ,,=^$*#£##
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