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¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨                                          ¨@¨@@¨@¨@¨
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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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¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨                                          ¨@¨@@¨@¨@¨
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¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨                                          ¨@¨@@¨@¨@¨
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