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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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