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,,^-;§§§¶#               (equisetum)                #¶§§§;-^,,
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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 ,^-;-^,         §;-^,,,,,,
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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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