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###@&^\«,, ,,«\«,, the plant ,,«\«,, ,,«\^&@###
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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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