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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.            ....:~:^§@
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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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