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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHEN A COLONY NUMBERS HIGH ENOUGH, IT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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