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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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