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,,,~†$@@##                                          ##@@$†~,,,
,,~†$@@###                                          ###@@$†~,,
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,,,,~†$@@#                (equisetum)               #@@$†~,,,,
,,,,,~†$@@                                          @@$†~,,,,,
,,,,,,~†$@                                          @$†~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~†$                                          $†~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~†         ,,~†~,, the plant ,,~†~,,        †~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~                                          ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~† the  equisetum  is  a plant  much  older †~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~†$ 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 ,,~†~,,         #@@$†~,,,,
,,,~†$@@##                                          ##@@$†~,,,
,,~†$@@### 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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