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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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