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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 ,,^«/%@¤@#
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/«^,,,,,,,         ,^«/«^, in magic ,^«/«^,         ,,,,,,,^«/
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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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