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¨¨######¨¨                                          ##¨¨##¨¨¨¨
#¨¨####¨¨¨               (equisetum)                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨###
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¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          #####¨¨¨¨¨
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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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