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,,~-:*%£@#                (equisetum)               #@£%*:-~,,
,~-:*%£@##                                          ##@£%*:-~,
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,~-:*%£@##                                          ##@£%*:-~,
,,~-:*%£@#        ,~-:-~, 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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