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@§$$$=\«:¨                (equisetum)               ¨:«\=$$$§@
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#@@§$=\«:¨         ¨:«\«:¨ the plant ¨:«\«:¨        ¨:«\=$§@@#
§$=«¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨«=$§
#@@§$=\«:¨ the equisetum  is  a  plant  much  older ¨:«\=$§@@#
#@@§$=\«:¨ than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much ¨:«\=$§@@#
##@§$=\«:¨ older than most trees.  it's light green ¨:«\=$§@##
@$$$\:¨¨¨¨ to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly ¨¨¨¨:\$$$@
##@@§=\«:¨               transparent.               ¨:«\=§@@##
§==«:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:«==§
#@@§$=\«:¨ the plant has a spine. each  vertebra is ¨:«\=$§@@#
@$\«¨¨¨¨¨¨ stacked  upon  the next, with  spokelike ¨¨¨¨¨¨«\$@
##@@§$\«:¨ ribs  radiating  outward.  even so, it's ¨:«\$§@@##
##@§$=\«:¨ very  light,  being hollow. it's roughly ¨:«\=$§@##
@@§§$=\«:¨ the  height of a foxes tail,  and shares ¨:«\=$§§@@
@@@§$=\«:¨            a similar plumage.            ¨:«\=$§@@@
##@§$=\«:¨                                          ¨:«\=$§@##
##@@§$=\:¨ it  likes  partial shade  and  very damp ¨:\=$§@@##
#@@§$=\«:¨                  areas                   ¨:«\=$§@@#
#@@§$=\«:¨                                          ¨:«\=$§@@#
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§$==\\««:¨                                          ¨:««\\==$§
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##@§$=\«:¨ slices   the  air  in  the  forest  into ¨:«\=$§@##
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@@§=««¨¨¨¨ height.  time  can   get  diffracted  in ¨¨¨¨««=§@@
##@@$=\«:¨ these,   hitting   each  in  turn  in  a ¨:«\=$@@##
§=\««¨¨¨¨¨      slightly different angle, and       ¨¨¨¨¨««\=§
@@§$$=\«:¨         eventually spread thin.          ¨:«\=$$§@@
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