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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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#@##&%:-^¨                                          ¨^-:%&##@#