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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 ..........
.......... 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      ~:........
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