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,,,,,,,,:~               (equisetum)                ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,:~†%         ,:~†~:, the plant ,:~†~:,        %†~:,,,,,,
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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.               #££¤%†~:,,
,,,:~†%¤££                                          ££¤%†~:,,,
,,,,:~†%¤£ 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 †~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~†%                   areas                  %†~:,,,,,,
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,,:~†%¤££#         ,:~†~:, in magic ,:~†~:,         #££¤%†~:,,
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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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