##§*-^^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^^-*§##
###§¤*^-^¨                                          ¨^-^*¤§###
###§¤*^-^¨                                          ¨^-^*¤§###
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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.         ¨^-^*¤§###
###§¤*^-^¨                                          ¨^-^*¤§###
#§**--^^^¨                                          ¨^^^--**§#
#¤¤*-^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^-*¤¤#
§§¤^^^^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^^^^¤§§
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