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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. ¨&&&¨&&&&&
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&&&&&¨¨&&& 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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