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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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