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,,,,,,,,,,         ,:«†«:, THE PLANT ,:«†«:,        ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, OLDER THAN MOST  TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: TO  YELLOW  IN  COLOR  AND  IS  SLIGHTLY :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:«               TRANSPARENT.               «:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,:«†^&£ RIBS  RADIATING  OUTWARD.  EVEN SO, IT'S £&^†«:,,,,
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,,:«†^&£## THE  HEIGHT OF A FOXES  TAIL, AND SHARES ##£&^†«:,,
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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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