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¨¨-=^%*@@#                                          #@@*%^=-¨¨
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¨¨-=^%*@@#                (equisetum)               #@@*%^=-¨¨
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¨¨-=^%*@@#                                          #@@*%^=-¨¨
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¨¨-=^%*@@#         ¨-=^=-¨ 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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