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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. ¨&&&&&&&&&
¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&&&&&&&¨
&&¨¨¨&&&&¨ 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 &&¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
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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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