,,:-\$%§¶# #¶§%$\-:,,
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,,,,:-\$%§ §%$\-:,,,,
,,,,,:-\$% %$\-:,,,,,
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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. §%$\-:,,,,
,,,,,:-\$% %$\-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-\$ 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 §%$\-:,,,,
,,,:-\$%§¶ eventually spread thin. ¶§%$\-:,,,
,,:-\$%§¶# #¶§%$\-:,,
,:-\$%§¶## ##¶§%$\-:,
,,:-\$%§¶# #¶§%$\-:,,
,,,:-\$%§¶ ¶§%$\-:,,,
,,,,:-\$%§ §%$\-:,,,,