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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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