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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO  YELLOW  IN  COLOR  AND  IS  SLIGHTLY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               TRANSPARENT.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ STACKED  UPON  THE NEXT,  WITH SPOKELIKE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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