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¶¶##&**~,,               (equisetum)                ,,~**&##¶¶
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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 ,,~~***#¶¶
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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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