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,,-*%¤@### (equisetum) ###@¤%*-,,
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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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