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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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*\=~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=\*
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