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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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