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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. $^*--¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨--*^$¤# it likes partial shade and very damp #¤$^*--¨¨¨
¨¨--*^$¤## areas ##¤$^*--¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨--*^ when a colony numbers high enough, it ^*--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--*^$ 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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