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¨¨#¨##¨#¨#                                          #¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨¨###¨####                                          ¨###¨##¨##
#¨#¨¨##¨¨¨                (equisetum)               ¨#¨¨##¨##¨
####¨#¨#¨¨                                          ###¨#¨##¨#
¨¨¨¨#####¨                                          #¨¨####¨##
#¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨¨¨##¨
##¨¨##¨¨¨#        ¨:-/-:¨ 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                  ¨¨¨#¨#¨##¨
¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨#                                          #¨¨#####¨#
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          ¨¨###¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨###         ¨:-/-:¨ 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.          ##¨¨¨###¨#
¨#¨##¨###¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨#¨¨##
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