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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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.«*§$¤@### the plant has a  spine. each vertebra is ###@¤$§*«.
,.«*§$¤### stacked  upon the  next,  with spokelike ###¤$§*«.,
,,.««««§§¤ ribs  radiating  outward. even so,  it's ¤§§««««.,,
,.«*§$¤@@# very light,  being hollow.  it's roughly #@@¤$§*«.,
,.«**§§§¤¤ the height  of a foxes tail, and  shares ¤¤§§§**«.,
,,,,«§$¤¤#            a similar plumage.            #¤¤$§«,,,,
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,.*§$¤@### it  likes partial  shade  and  very damp ###@¤$§*.,
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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 ¤¤§*«,,,,,
,.«*§$¤@##       slightly different angle, and      ##@¤$§*«.,
,.«««**§§¤         eventually spread thin.          ¤§§**«««.,
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