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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (equisetum) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«* 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. ##$**«,¨¨¨
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¨,«**$#### 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. **«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« it likes partial shade and very damp «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨,«*«,¨ in magic ¨,«*«,¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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