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¨-»=**#@## (equisetum) ##@#**=»-¨
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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 @#****=»-¨
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¨¨¨-=****# slices the air in the forest into #****=-¨¨¨
¨-»=**@#@# separate planes, a few centimeters in #@#@**=»-¨
¨-»=**@#@# height. time can get diffracted in #@#@**=»-¨
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¨-»=**@#@@ eventually spread thin. @@#@**=»-¨
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