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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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###@&^\«,,         ,,«\«,, 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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