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@£@=*»~¨¨¨ than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much ¨¨¨~»*=@£@
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£@=*»~¨¨¨¨               transparent.               ¨¨¨¨~»*=@£
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£@=*»~¨¨¨¨ the  height  of a foxes tail, and shares ¨¨¨¨~»*=@£
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##@£@=*»~¨ height.  time  can  get  diffracted   in ¨~»*=@£@##
#@£@=*»~¨¨ these,  hitting  each   in  turn   in  a ¨¨~»*=@£@#
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£@=*»~¨¨¨¨         eventually spread thin.          ¨¨¨¨~»*=@£
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