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¨¨~«:†@@##                (equisetum)               ##@@†:«~¨¨
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¨¨~«:†@@##         ¨~«:«~¨ 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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