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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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##¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          #¨###¨#¨¨#