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.-~^*&¤### .-~^~-. the plant .-~^~-. ###¤&*^~-.
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.-~^*&¤### the equisetum is a plant much older ###¤&*^~-.
.-~^*&¤### 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 ###¤&*^~-.
.....-~~*¤ areas ¤*~~-.....
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...-~^^*¤¤ .-~^~-. in magic .-~^~-. ¤¤*^^~-...
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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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