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#@$$$/^^^. (equisetum) .^^^/$$$@#
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###@$$/»^. than ferns, which are in turn much .^»/$$@###
##$$»..... older than most trees. it's light green .....»$$##
##@$»».... to yellow in color and is slightly ....»»$@##
##@@$$/»^. transparent. .^»/$$@@##
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####$$/»^. the plant has a spine. each vertebra is .^»/$$####
@@$$»».... stacked upon the next, with spokelike ....»»$$@@
###@$$/»^. ribs radiating outward. even so, it's .^»/$$@###
###@$$/»^. very light, being hollow. it's roughly .^»/$$@###
#@$$$/»»^. the height of a foxes tail, and shares .^»»/$$$@#
###@$$/»^. a similar plumage. .^»/$$@###
###@$$/»^. .^»/$$@###
@$/^...... it likes partial shade and very damp ......^/$@
###@$$/»^. areas .^»/$$@###
###@$$/»^. .^»/$$@###
###@$$/»^. .^»/$$@###
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@$»»...... .^»/»^. in magic .^»/»^. ......»»$@
#@@$/^.... ....^/$@@#
##@$/»»»^. when a colony numbers high enough, it .^»»»/$@##
###@$$/»^. slices the air in the forest into .^»/$$@###
###@$$/»^. separate planes, a few centimeters in .^»/$$@###
###@$$/»^. height. time can get diffracted in .^»/$$@###
@$$»^..... these, hitting each in turn in a .....^»$$@
#$$$$$/»^. slightly different angle, and .^»/$$$$$#
#@$»»..... eventually spread thin. .....»»$@#
###@$$/»^. .^»/$$@###
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@$/»...... ......»/$@
#@@$/^^^^. .^^^^/$@@#
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