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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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¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨@ 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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¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨@ 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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