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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 ¨~«\«~¨         ¨¨¨~«\%¤§#
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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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