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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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#§*»»:,,,, 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. ,,:»»/%%§§
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#@§§%*/»:, it likes partial shade and very damp ,:»/*%§§@#
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§§%/»»:,,, ,:»/»:, in magic ,:»/»:, ,,,:»»/%§§
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##@§%*/»:, when a colony numbers high enough, it ,:»/*%§@##
#@§§%*/»:, slices the air in the forest into ,:»/*%§§@#
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#§*»::,,,, height. time can get diffracted in ,,,,::»*§#
##@§%*/»:, these, hitting each in turn in a ,:»/*%§@##
§§§**»:,,, slightly different angle, and ,,,:»**§§§
#@§%%*/»:, eventually spread thin. ,:»/*%%§@#
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