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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.            ##¶§$*~,,,
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,,,,,~*$§¶ 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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