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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.               .......^-*
%*-^......                                          ......^-*%
$%*-^..... the plant has a spine. each  vertebra is .....^-*%$
¤$%*-^.... stacked  upon the  next,  with spokelike ....^-*%$¤
¶¤$%*-^... ribs  radiating outward.  even  so, it's ...^-*%$¤¶
#¶¤$%*-^.. very  light, being hollow.  it's roughly ..^-*%$¤¶#
##¶¤$%*-^. the height of a  foxes tail,  and shares .^-*%$¤¶##
#¶¤$%*-^..            a similar plumage.            ..^-*%$¤¶#
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$%*-^.....                   areas                  .....^-*%$
%*-^......                                          ......^-*%
*-^.......                                          .......^-*
-^........                                          ........^-
^.........         .^-*-^. 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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