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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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#@¤*\---~¨ ¨~---\*¤@#
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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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