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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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