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,,:~\§$###                                          ###$§\~:,,
,:~\§$####               (equisetum)                ####$§\~:,
,,:~\§$###                                          ###$§\~:,,
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,,,,:~\§$#                                          #$§\~:,,,,
,,,,,:~\§$         ,:~\~:, 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.          $§\~:,,,,,
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,:~\§$####                                          ####$§\~:,
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