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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 ,,-/-,, ##¤&§/-,,,
,,,,-/§&¤# #¤&§/-,,,,
,,,,,-/§&¤ 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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