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#@$§^-,,,,                (equisetum)               ,,,,-^§$@#
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$§^-,,,,,,        ,,-^-,, the plant ,,-^-,,         ,,,,,,-^§$
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#@$§^-,,,, the  equisetum  is a  plant  much  older ,,,,-^§$@#
##@$§^-,,, than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much ,,,-^§$@##
###@$§^-,, older  than most trees. it's light green ,,-^§$@###
##@$§^-,,, to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly ,,,-^§$@##
#@$§^-,,,,               transparent.               ,,,,-^§$@#
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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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##@$§^-,,, it  likes partial  shade and  very  damp ,,,-^§$@##
#@$§^-,,,,                   areas                  ,,,,-^§$@#
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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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