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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.               ,,,,,,,,,&
,,&&,,&&,,                                          &&&&&&&&,,
&,,,,,,,,& 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                  &&&&&,,,,,
,,&&&&&&,,                                          ,&&&,,&&&&
,,,&&&&,,,                                          ,,&,,,,&&,
&&,,&&,,&&                                          ,,,,&&,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,         ,~«/«~, 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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