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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~\%
$%\~^¨¨¨¨¨ ribs radiating  outward.  even  so, it's ¨¨¨¨¨^~\%$
#$%\~^¨¨¨¨ very light,  being  hollow. it's roughly ¨¨¨¨^~\%$#
##$%\~^¨¨¨ the  height of a  foxes tail, and shares ¨¨¨^~\%$##
###$%\~^¨¨            a similar plumage.            ¨¨^~\%$###
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###$%\~^¨¨ it  likes  partial  shade and  very damp ¨¨^~\%$###
##$%\~^¨¨¨                   areas                  ¨¨¨^~\%$##
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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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