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,«;§$§@@## THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH ##@@§$§;«,
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¨,««««§§§§ TO  YELLOW  IN  COLOR  AND  IS  SLIGHTLY §§§§««««,¨
¨,«;§$§@@#               TRANSPARENT.               #@@§$§;«,¨
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¨,«;§$§@## THE PLANT HAS A SPINE.  EACH VERTEBRA IS ##@§$§;«,¨
¨¨,,,,;$$§ STACKED  UPON  THE  NEXT, WITH SPOKELIKE §$$;,,,,¨¨
¨¨¨¨,;$$$§ RIBS  RADIATING  OUTWARD. EVEN  SO, IT'S §$$$;,¨¨¨¨
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¨,«;§$§@@# THE HEIGHT OF A  FOXES  TAIL, AND SHARES #@@§$§;«,¨
¨,«;§$§@@#            A SIMILAR PLUMAGE.            #@@§$§;«,¨
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¨,«;§$§§§@ IT LIKES PARTIAL  SHADE  AND  VERY  DAMP @§§§$§;«,¨
¨,«;§$§@##                  AREAS                   ##@§$§;«,¨
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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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