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&^*=,,,,,, the  equisetum  is  a plant  much  older ,,,,,,=*^&
^*=,,,,,,, than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much ,,,,,,,=*^
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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 ,,,,,,,=*^
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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       ,,,,,,,=*^
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