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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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*\«^,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,, 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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«^,,,,,,,, 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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