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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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