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¶§=\-,,,,,                (equisetum)               ,,,,,-\=§¶
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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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