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,,,,,,-~\% ,-~\~-, the plant ,-~\~-, %\~-,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,-~\% ,-~\~-, 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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