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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. ¨¨@@@¨¨¨@@
¨@¨¨@@@¨¨¨ @¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨@@¨@¨¨@¨¨ 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 @¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
@@¨@¨@¨@@@ eventually spread thin. ¨@@@¨¨¨@@¨
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