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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. #¤&%/«-,,,
,,-«/%&¤## ##¤&%/«-,,
,-«/%&¤### it likes partial shade and very damp ###¤&%/«-,
,,-«/%&¤## areas ##¤&%/«-,,
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,,,,-«/%&¤ ¤&%/«-,,,,
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,,,,-«/%&¤ ,-«/«-, in magic ,-«/«-, ¤&%/«-,,,,
,,,-«/%&¤# #¤&%/«-,,,
,,-«/%&¤## 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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