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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 ,,,,,,,,,=
,,,,,,,,,,                  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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