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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.               §§§§§§,,,,
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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 ,,,,,,§§,,
,§§,,,,,,§            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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