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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 ###,,,,#,,
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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 ###,,####,
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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       ,,,,,,####
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