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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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