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¨¨~~;*#### the height of a foxes tail, and shares ####*;~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~;*### a similar plumage. ###*;~~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~;*# slices the air in the forest into #*;~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨~~;*#### these, hitting each in turn in a ####*;~~¨¨
¨~~;*##### slightly different angle, and #####*;~~¨
¨¨~~;*#### eventually spread thin. ####*;~~¨¨
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