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¶¶&†=---:¨               (equisetum)                ¨:---=†&¶¶
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#@¶§&†=-:¨                                          ¨:-=†&§¶@#
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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.            ¨:-=†&&&§@
#@¶§&†=-:¨                                          ¨:-=†&§¶@#
¶¶¶§&†=-:¨ 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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#@¶§&†=-:¨                                          ¨:-=†&§¶@#
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