,:~\*@¤£## ##£¤@*\~:,
,,:~\*@¤£# #£¤@*\~:,,
,,,:~\*@¤£ £¤@*\~:,,,
,,,,:~\*@¤ ¤@*\~:,,,,
,,,,,:~\*@ @*\~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* (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. \~:,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: 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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