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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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,,~*§£££&# 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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