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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 .¤....¤.¤¤
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¤¤¤....... the plant has a spine. each vertebra is ¤¤..¤.....
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..¤¤¤..... 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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...¤¤¤..¤. 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 ..........
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