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;~........ (equisetum) ........~;
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###¤*;~... than ferns, which are in turn much ...~;*¤###
##¤*;~.... older than most trees. it's light green ....~;*¤##
#¤*;~..... to yellow in color and is slightly .....~;*¤#
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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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¤*;~...... 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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