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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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¨¨¨¨¨«*¤¤¶ 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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