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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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.^«*^$@@## when a colony numbers high enough, it ##@@$^*«^.
.^«*^$@@@# slices the air in the forest into #@@@$^*«^.
....^««^$@ separate planes, a few centimeters in @$^««^....
.....^*^@# height. time can get diffracted in #@^*^.....
.^«*^$@@## these, hitting each in turn in a ##@@$^*«^.
.^«*^$@@## slightly different angle, and ##@@$^*«^.
....««««^@ eventually spread thin. @^««««....
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