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@&%~...... (equisetum) ......~%&@
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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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@&%\,,,... 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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