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$§^-,,,,,, the  equisetum  is  a  plant  much older ,,,,,,-^§$
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#£$§^-,,,, older than most trees. it's light  green ,,,,-^§$£#
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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.            ,,,,,,,,,-
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§^-,,,,,,, it  likes  partial  shade and very  damp ,,,,,,,-^§
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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.          ,,,,,,,,-^
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