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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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