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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 ##@£&*†-^.
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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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