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,,,,:~†*$§                                          §$*†~:,,,,
,,,:~†*$§#                (equisetum)               #§$*†~:,,,
,,:~†*$§##                                          ##§$*†~:,,
,:~†*$§###                                          ###§$*†~:,
,,:~†*$§##                                          ##§$*†~:,,
,,,:~†*$§#        ,:~†~:, the plant ,:~†~:,         #§$*†~:,,,
,,,,:~†*$§                                          §$*†~:,,,,
,,,,,:~†*$ 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.         #§$*†~:,,,
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,,,,:~†*$§                                          §$*†~:,,,,