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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. ......»†&@
&&§§/».... ....»/§§&&
@@&††//».. 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. ......»†§&
@@§/»».... ....»»/§@@
@@@&§†/».. 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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