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,@@,@,,@,,                (equisetum)               ,,,@@,@,,,
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@@@@@,,,,,        ,.«/«., 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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