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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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###¤%=^--¨ ribs radiating outward. even so, it's ¨--^=%¤###
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###¤%=^--¨ the height of a foxes tail, and shares ¨--^=%¤###
¤¤¤%^^^--¨ a similar plumage. ¨--^^^%¤¤¤
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###¤%=^--¨ it likes partial shade and very damp ¨--^=%¤###
##¤=^-¨¨¨¨ areas ¨¨¨¨-^=¤##
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#@#¤%=^--¨ ¨--^=%¤#@#
##@#¤%^--¨ ¨--^--¨ in magic ¨--^--¨ ¨--^%¤#@##
#@#¤%=^--¨ ¨--^=%¤#@#
###¤%=^--¨ when a colony numbers high enough, it ¨--^=%¤###
#@#¤%=^--¨ 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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