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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.            ¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨@@¨ 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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