¨¨¨¨--†%§#                                          #§%†--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†%§                                          §%†--¨¨¨¨¨
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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                  §%†--¨¨¨¨¨
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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.          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--                                          --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--†                                          †--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--†%                                          %†--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†%§                                          §%†--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--†%§#                                          #§%†--¨¨¨¨