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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SLICES  THE  AIR   IN  THE  FOREST  INTO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HEIGHT.  TIME  CAN  GET  DIFFRACTED   IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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