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##¤¤%\-... ..-\-.. the plant ..-\-.. ...-\%¤¤##
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##¤¤%\-... the equisetum is a plant much older ...-\%¤¤##
#¤¤%\-.... than ferns, which are in turn much ....-\%¤¤#
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#¤¤%\-.... to yellow in color and is slightly ....-\%¤¤#
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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 ....-\%¤¤#
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¤¤%\-..... when a colony numbers high enough, it .....-\%¤¤
#¤¤%\-.... slices the air in the forest into ....-\%¤¤#
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###¤¤%\-.. height. time can get diffracted in ..-\%¤¤###
##¤¤%\-... these, hitting each in turn in a ...-\%¤¤##
#¤¤%\-.... slightly different angle, and ....-\%¤¤#
¤¤%\-..... eventually spread thin. .....-\%¤¤
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