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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. ..........
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.......... 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. ..~»*§%#¶@
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