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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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