@#$*«¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨«*$#@
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#@#@$*^«,¨                                          ¨,«^*$@#@#
#@#@$*^«,¨                                          ¨,«^*$@#@#
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##@#$*^«,¨                (equisetum)               ¨,«^*$#@##
##@#@*^«,¨                                          ¨,«^*@#@##
@#@$*«,,¨¨                                          ¨¨,,«*$@#@
##@#$*^«,¨                                          ¨,«^*$#@##
@@*«,¨¨¨¨¨        ¨,«^«,¨ 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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@@@@$*^«,¨                                          ¨,«^*$@@@@
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@##@$*^«,¨                                          ¨,«^*$@##@