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##@@¤†*«,,               (equisetum)                ,,«*†¤@@##
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##@@¤†*«,,         ,,«*«,, 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.               ,,,,«*†¤@@
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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 ,,,«*†¤@@#
##@@¤†*«,,                  areas                   ,,«*†¤@@##
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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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