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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.               ..#.#.##..
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#.##.#.#.# 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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