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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SLICES THE AIR IN THE FOREST INTO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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