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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 .~~/%£@###
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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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