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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\£
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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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