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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.               ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&&,&                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,,&,& 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 ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,,&,&                  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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