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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 $^~,......
.......,~^                  areas                   ^~,.......
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.........,         .,~^~,. in magic .,~^~,.         ,.........
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.......,~^ when a  colony numbers high  enough,  it ^~,.......
......,~^$ 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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