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@@¨@¨@@@@¨ older than most trees. it's light green @@@¨¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@@@@¨¨¨@ to yellow in color and is slightly @¨¨@¨¨@@@@
¨@@¨¨¨@¨¨@ transparent. @@¨@@¨@¨¨¨
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¨@¨¨¨@@@@¨ 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 ¨@@@@@@¨¨¨
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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 @¨@@¨¨¨@@@
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