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¨@@@@@@@¨@ the equisetum is a plant much older ¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@
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@¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨ older than most trees. it's light green @@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨¨¨@@ to yellow in color and is slightly ¨¨@¨¨¨@@¨@
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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 @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@
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@¨¨¨@@@@@¨ eventually spread thin. ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@
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