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,,§§§,§§§,                (equisetum)               §,,§,,§§§,
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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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