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#§**«..... than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much .....«**§#
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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 ....«**§§¶
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#§*****«..            a similar plumage.            ..«*****§#
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¶**....... it  likes  partial shade and  very  damp .......**¶
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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 ..«***§¶##
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