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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.            ###&§*;«^.
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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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