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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.               ,,§§§§,,§§
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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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