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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.               ¶#^*^¨¨¨¨¨
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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.            ##¶#§^*-^¨
¨^-*^§#¶##                                          ##¶#§^*-^¨
¨^-*^§#¶## it likes  partial shade  and  very  damp ##¶#§^*-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^*^#                  areas                   #^*^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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