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&$§*~.,,,,                (equisetum)               ,,,,.~*§$&
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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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