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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                   ,@@@@@@@,@
@@@@@,,,@@                                          @,,,,,,@@,
,,,,@,,@,@                                          @,,,,,@,@@
,,,@@,@@@@                                          @,,,,@@@,@
,,@,@@,,,@         ,~~:~~, 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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