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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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@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ 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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