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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                  ##&$=\«,¨¨
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¨¨,«\=$&##                                          ##&$=\«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«\=$&#                                          #&$=\«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«\=$&         ¨,«\«,¨ 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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