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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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