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£†~:...... to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly ......:~†£
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:......... the plant has a spine. each  vertebra is .........:
.......... 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 ......:~†£
££†~:.....                  areas                   .....:~†££
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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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