¨.~=§$##@#                                          #@##$§=~.¨
¨.~=§$##@#                                          #@##$§=~.¨
¨.~=§$#@##                                          ##@#$§=~.¨
¨.~=§$##@#                                          #@##$§=~.¨
¨¨¨..~§$##                                          ##$§~..¨¨¨
¨.~=§$####                (equisetum)               ####$§=~.¨
¨.~=§$##@#                                          #@##$§=~.¨
¨.~=§$####                                          ####$§=~.¨
¨.~=§$##@#                                          #@##$§=~.¨
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¨.~=§$##@#                                          #@##$§=~.¨
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¨.~=§$##@@ than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much @@##$§=~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=$# older than most trees.  it's light green #$=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~=§§$$$# to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly #$$$§§=~.¨
¨.~~==§###               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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¨¨¨¨¨~=$##                                          ##$=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨...=§#@                                          @#§=...¨¨¨
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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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¨.~=§$#@##                                          ##@#$§=~.¨