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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.               ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨
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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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