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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                  ,§,,§§,§§§
,§,,§,§§§§                                          §§§,§,§§,,
,§§,§§§,,,                                          ,,,§§§§,§,
,§,§§,,§,,                                          ,,,§,,,§§§
§§§§,§,§§,         ,^«;«^, 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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§§§,,§,,,§                                          ,§,,§§§,§,