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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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