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¨.«†*¤####                (equisetum)               ####¤*†«.¨
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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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