¨#¨#¨¨¨##¨                                          #####¨¨###
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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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##¨¨#¨¨#¨¨                                          #¨##¨#¨##¨
¨#¨##¨##¨#                                          ##¨####¨##