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,,^»†^¤£@#                (equisetum)               #@£¤^†»^,,
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,,^»†^¤£@#         ,^»†»^, the plant ,^»†»^,        #@£¤^†»^,,
,^»†^¤£@##                                          ##@£¤^†»^,
,,^»†^¤£@# 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.            ##@£¤^†»^,
,,^»†^¤£@#                                          #@£¤^†»^,,
,,,^»†^¤£@ it  likes partial  shade  and very  damp @£¤^†»^,,,
,,,,^»†^¤£                   areas                  £¤^†»^,,,,
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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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