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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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