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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. =-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-=^= =^=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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