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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.          &**««,,,,,
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