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.,~^^¤§### (equisetum) ###§¤^^~,.
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.,~^^¤§### .,~^~,. 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 .,~^~,. ###§¤^^~,.
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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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