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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 ,&,&,,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,,                  areas                   ,&,&,&&,&,
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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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