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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 ¨^~\~^¨ @@@¨¨¨¨¨@@
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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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