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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.            ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, it likes  partial  shade  and very  damp ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                  areas                   ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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