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,,,,~\%@¤¶ (equisetum) ¶¤@%\~,,,,
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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 ¶¤@%\~,,,,
,,,,,~\%@¤ 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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,,,,,,~\%@ 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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