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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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