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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 ¶@@%%~--¨¨
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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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