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.....~=*%£        ..~=~.. the plant ..~=~..         £%*=~.....
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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 @£%*=~....
.....~=*%£                  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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