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§$%^~:....                (equisetum)               ....:~^%$§
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#@§$%^~:..                                          ..:~^%$§@#
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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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#@§$%^~:..                                          ..:~^%$§@#
@§$%^~:...                                          ...:~^%$§@
§$%^~:....         .:~^~:. in magic .:~^~:.         ....:~^%$§
@§$%^~:...                                          ...:~^%$§@
#@§$%^~:.. when  a colony numbers  high  enough, it ..:~^%$§@#
##@§$%^~:. slices  the  air   in  the  forest  into .:~^%$§@##
#@§$%^~:.. separate  planes,  a few centimeters  in ..:~^%$§@#
@§$%^~:... height.  time  can  get   diffracted  in ...:~^%$§@
§$%^~:.... these,  hitting  each  in   turn   in  a ....:~^%$§
@§$%^~:...       slightly different angle, and      ...:~^%$§@
#@§$%^~:..          eventually spread thin.         ..:~^%$§@#
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