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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 .&.&&.&.&.
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&&..&.&.&. eventually spread thin. .&.&&.&.&.
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