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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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&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨ RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ¨&¨&&¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ VERY LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY ¨¨¨&&&¨¨&¨
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¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ SLICES THE AIR IN THE FOREST INTO ¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨ SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&& HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
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