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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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@†:~,..... STACKED UPON THE NEXT, WITH SPOKELIKE .....,~:†@
£@†:~,.... 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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.......... SLICES THE AIR IN THE FOREST INTO ..........
.......... SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN ..........
,......... HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN .........,
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