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,,,,,,,~-†               (equisetum)                †-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†%                                          %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-†%&                                          &%†-~,,,,,
,,,,~-†%&&                                          &&%†-~,,,,
,,,~-†%&&¶        ,~-†-~, the plant ,~-†-~,         ¶&&%†-~,,,
,,~-†%&&¶#                                          #¶&&%†-~,,
,~-†%&&¶## 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.               &%†-~,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†%                                          %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-† 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                   †-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†%                                          %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-†%&                                          &%†-~,,,,,
,,,,~-†%&&                                          &&%†-~,,,,
,,,~-†%&&¶         ,~-†-~, in magic ,~-†-~,         ¶&&%†-~,,,
,,~-†%&&¶#                                          #¶&&%†-~,,
,~-†%&&¶## 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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