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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.               ¨-~:^¤§###
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##§^~¨¨¨¨¨ 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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