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#@$††.¨¨¨¨                (equisetum)               ¨¨¨¨.††$@#
##¶@$=†«.¨                                          ¨.«†=$@¶##
##¶@$=†«.¨                                          ¨.«†=$@¶##
¶$$==††«.¨                                          ¨.«††==$$¶
##¶@$=†«.¨         ¨.«†«.¨ the plant ¨.«†«.¨        ¨.«†=$@¶##
¶¶¶@$=†«.¨                                          ¨.«†=$@¶¶¶
##¶@$=†«.¨ the  equisetum is  a  plant  much  older ¨.«†=$@¶##
##¶@$=†«.¨ than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much ¨.«†=$@¶##
##¶@$=†«.¨ older than most  trees. it's light green ¨.«†=$@¶##
@$=««....¨ to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly ¨....««=$@
@$=†††«¨¨¨               transparent.               ¨¨¨«†††=$@
##¶@$=†«.¨                                          ¨.«†=$@¶##
##¶@$=†«.¨ the plant has a spine.  each vertebra is ¨.«†=$@¶##
¶$$===†«.¨ stacked  upon the  next, with  spokelike ¨.«†===$$¶
¶$==†.¨¨¨¨ ribs  radiating  outward. even  so, it's ¨¨¨¨.†==$¶
@$††.¨¨¨¨¨ very  light,  being hollow. it's roughly ¨¨¨¨¨.††$@
¶$†.¨¨¨¨¨¨ the  height  of a foxes tail, and shares ¨¨¨¨¨¨.†$¶
##¶@$=†«.¨            a similar plumage.            ¨.«†=$@¶##
@@@$=«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«=$@@@
##¶@$=†«.¨ it likes  partial shade  and  very  damp ¨.«†=$@¶##
##¶@$=†«.¨                   areas                  ¨.«†=$@¶##
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##¶@$=†«.¨                                          ¨.«†=$@¶##
@==««««.¨¨                                          ¨¨.««««==@
##¶@$=†«.¨         ¨.«†«.¨ in magic ¨.«†«.¨         ¨.«†=$@¶##
##¶@$=†«.¨                                          ¨.«†=$@¶##
#@$=«¨¨¨¨¨ when  a  colony  numbers high enough, it ¨¨¨¨¨«=$@#
#¶¶@$=†«.¨ slices  the  air  in  the   forest  into ¨.«†=$@¶¶#
@=†«.¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¶¶¶@$=†«.¨                                          ¨.«†=$@¶¶¶
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