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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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