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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.               ###@*%~,¨¨
¨,~%*@####                                          ####@*%~,¨
¨¨,~%*@### 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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