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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                  ~.,,,,,,,,
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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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