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#¤§^.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.^§¤#
##@#¤§*^.¨               (equisetum)                ¨.^*§¤#@##
#¤¤§^.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.^§¤¤#
###¤§*^«.¨                                          ¨.«^*§¤###
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#§^«¨¨¨¨¨¨        ¨.«^«.¨ 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.            ¨.«^*§¤###
#@#¤§*^«.¨                                          ¨.«^*§¤#@#
#@#¤§*^«.¨ it  likes  partial  shade  and very damp ¨.«^*§¤#@#
@##¤§*^«.¨                  areas                   ¨.«^*§¤##@
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#@#¤§*^«.¨                                          ¨.«^*§¤#@#
#@#¤§*^«.¨         ¨.«^«.¨ 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.          ¨.«^*§¤#@#
#@#¤§*^«.¨                                          ¨.«^*§¤#@#
@¤¤§^.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.^§¤¤@
#@#¤§*^«.¨                                          ¨.«^*§¤#@#
#@#¤§*^«.¨                                          ¨.«^*§¤#@#
@¤§*«¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨«*§¤@