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####¨#¨¨##         ¨.«:«.¨ The Plant ¨.«:«.¨        ¨¨#¨#¨¨##¨
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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 ##¨#¨##¨#¨
¨#¨##¨#¨¨#               Transparent.               ¨####¨####
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########## Ribs Radiating  Outward.  Even So,  It'S ##¨¨¨##¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨# Very Light, Being  Hollow. It'S  Roughly ¨#¨¨#¨####
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨ The Height Of A Foxes  Tail,  And Shares ##¨###¨¨¨#
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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 ¨¨##¨¨##¨#
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