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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. @@.....@..
.@@@@@.... ...@@@....
..@@@..@@. it likes partial shade and very damp @@..@..@@@
...@...... areas @.......@.
@@...@@@@. ..@@@@@...
...@..@@.. ...@@@..@.
@@........ @@..@.....
...@@@@@@@ .,=:=,. 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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