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-^........ older than most trees. it's light green ........^-
^......... to yellow in color and is slightly .........^
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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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