§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
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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                  §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§         ¨~»^»~¨ 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.          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§