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«,........ to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly ........,«
,.........               transparent.               .........,
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«,........ stacked  upon the  next, with  spokelike ........,«
:«,....... ribs radiating  outward.  even  so, it's .......,«:
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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 .........,
«,........      slightly different angle, and       ........,«
:«,.......         eventually spread thin.          .......,«:
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