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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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###§$\«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«\$§###