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§,§§,,,,,§               (equisetum)                §,§§,§§§,,
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§§,,§,§§,,        ,.«\«., the plant ,.«\«.,         ,,§,§§,,,§
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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.               ,,§,§§,,§,
§§§,,§,§§,                                          §,,,§§§,,,
§,§§,,,§§§ 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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