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#¶§*%*»^¨¨                (equisetum)               ¨¨^»*%*§¶#
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§*%*»^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^»*%*§
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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.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*%
*%*»^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^»*%*
§*%*»^¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨^»*»^¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»
*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*
%*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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