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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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@@%^«^.... stacked upon the next, with spokelike ....^«^%@@
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#@@@$%^«^. the height of a foxes tail, and shares .^«^%$@@@#
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@@%^«..... areas .....«^%@@
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@@$^^..... slices the air in the forest into .....^^$@@
##@@$%^«^. separate planes, a few centimeters in .^«^%$@@##
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#@@@$%^«^. eventually spread thin. .^«^%$@@@#
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