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..--=^^*§§ than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much §§*^^=--..
.....-^*$§ older than most  trees. it's light green §$*^-.....
.-=^*$§### to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly ###§$*^=-.
...-^^*$§#               transparent.               #§$*^^-...
.-=^^**§§#                                          #§§**^^=-.
.-=^*$§### the  plant has a spine. each vertebra is ###§$*^=-.
.-=^*$§### stacked  upon  the next, with  spokelike ###§$*^=-.
.-=^*$§### ribs radiating  outward.  even so,  it's ###§$*^=-.
.-=^*$#### very light,  being hollow. it's  roughly ####$*^=-.
...---=*§# the  height  of a foxes tail, and shares #§*=---...
.-=^*$§###            a similar plumage.            ###§$*^=-.
.-=^^^^^$§                                          §$^^^^^=-.
.-=^*$$§§# it likes  partial  shade  and  very damp #§§$$*^=-.
.-=^*$§###                   areas                  ###§$*^=-.
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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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.-=^*$§###         eventually spread thin.          ###§$*^=-.
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