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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                (equisetum)               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        ¨^~/~^¨ the plant ¨^~/~^¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/
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£**/~^¨¨¨¨ 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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