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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 .&..&.&..&
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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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