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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨                (equisetum)               ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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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.            ¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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