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....~^$&£@ than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much @£&$^~....
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.~»^†$&&&@ to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly @&&&$†^»~.
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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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.~»^†$&£@# when  a colony  numbers high enough,  it #@£&$†^»~.
.~»^†$&£## slices  the  air  in   the  forest  into ##£&$†^»~.
.....»††&& 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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