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,,,,,,,,,: ,:~;~:, the plant ,:~;~:, :,,,,,,,,,
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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 $§;~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~;§ a similar plumage. §;~:,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,:~ it likes partial shade and very damp ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ,:~;~:, in magic ,:~;~:, ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, when a colony numbers high enough, it ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, slices the air in the forest into ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: separate planes, a few centimeters in :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~ height. time can get diffracted in ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~; these, hitting each in turn in a ;~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~;§ slightly different angle, and §;~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~;§$ eventually spread thin. $§;~:,,,,,
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