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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. £*^~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~^*£ 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 £*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* Slightly Different Angle, And *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*£ Eventually Spread Thin. £*^~,,,,,,
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