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###£@†=~^.               (equisetum)                .^~=†@£###
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##£@*†=~^. than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much .^~=†*@£##
££@@*†=~^. older than  most trees. it's light green .^~=†*@@££
@*†~^^^^^. to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly .^^^^^~†*@
##£@*†=~^.               transparent.               .^~=†*@£##
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##£@*†=~^. 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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##£@*†=~^.         .^~=~^. in magic .^~=~^.         .^~=†*@£##
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@@†=^^.... 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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