,,:«*%£§¶@                                          @¶§£%*«:,,
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,,,:«*%£§¶                                          ¶§£%*«:,,,
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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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