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¨###¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          #####¨##¨#
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨##¨###
#¨##¨¨¨¨##                                          ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
##¨#¨¨¨#¨¨                                          ¨¨###¨#¨¨#
¨###¨¨##¨¨               (equisetum)                ¨#¨¨###¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨                                          ##¨#¨¨###¨
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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.               #¨¨##¨##¨¨
¨#¨#¨¨¨###                                          #¨#¨##¨#¨#
####¨¨#¨¨¨ 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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¨###¨¨#¨##                                          ########¨¨