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:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               (equisetum)                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:
*:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:*
§*:~.¨¨¨¨¨         ¨.~:~.¨ 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.               ¨¨¨.~:*§£#
£§*:~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~:*§£
§*:~.¨¨¨¨¨ 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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