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.:†$¤¤#@##                                          ##@#¤¤$†:.
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.....~†$¤¤ TO  YELLOW  IN  COLOR  AND  IS  SLIGHTLY ¤¤$†~.....
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.....:~†¤¤ SLICES  THE  AIR  IN  THE  FOREST   INTO ¤¤†~:.....
.:~†$¤¤@## SEPARATE PLANES,  A  FEW CENTIMETERS  IN ##@¤¤$†~:.
.:~†$¤¤### HEIGHT.  TIME  CAN  GET   DIFFRACTED  IN ###¤¤$†~:.
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