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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.               ###&§*~.¨¨
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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.            &§*~.¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.~*§&## it  likes partial  shade  and  very damp ##&§*~.¨¨¨
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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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