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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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,,,,,,,,~: STACKED  UPON  THE NEXT, WITH  SPOKELIKE :~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:§ RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD.  EVEN  SO,  IT'S §:~,,,,,,,
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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 ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~:§         EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN.          §:~,,,,,,,
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