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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                   @$†/«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«/†$                                          $†/«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/†                                          †/«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/                                          /«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«         ¨^«/«^¨ in magic ¨^«/«^¨         «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« when a colony  numbers  high  enough, it «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/ slices  the  air  in   the  forest  into /«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/† separate  planes,  a few  centimeters in †/«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«/†$ height.  time  can   get  diffracted  in $†/«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«/†$@ these,   hitting   each  in  turn  in  a @$†/«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«/†$@@      slightly different angle, and       @@$†/«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«/†$@@@          eventually spread thin.         @@@$†/«^¨¨
¨^«/†$@@@#                                          #@@@$†/«^¨
¨¨^«/†$@@@                                          @@@$†/«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«/†$@@                                          @@$†/«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«/†$@                                          @$†/«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«/†$                                          $†/«^¨¨¨¨¨