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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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