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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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