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¨¨~«=^*§## To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly ##§*^=«~¨¨
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¨¨~«=^*§## Stacked  Upon The  Next,  With Spokelike ##§*^=«~¨¨
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¨¨~«=^*§## Very Light, Being  Hollow.  It'S Roughly ##§*^=«~¨¨
¨~«=^*§### The Height Of A  Foxes  Tail, And Shares ###§*^=«~¨
¨¨~«=^*§##            A Similar Plumage.            ##§*^=«~¨¨
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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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