##@¶%%/«,¨                                          ¨,«/%%¶@##
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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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