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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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@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨ 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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@¨@@¨¨@¨¨@ 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 ¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨@@
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@@@¨¨¨@@@¨ eventually spread thin. ¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨
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