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¨^«/†*&###               (equisetum)                ###&*†/«^¨
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¨^«/†*&@##                                          ##@&*†/«^¨
¨¨¨¨«/***@         ¨^«/«^¨ 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                  ##@&*†/«^¨
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¨¨¨¨^/††*&         ¨^«/«^¨ 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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