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###$§\~-¨¨                (equisetum)               ¨¨-~\§$###
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##$§\~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~\§$##
#$§\~-¨¨¨¨        ¨-~\~-¨ the plant ¨-~\~-¨         ¨¨¨¨-~\§$#
##$§\~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~\§$##
###$§\~-¨¨ the equisetum  is  a  plant  much  older ¨¨-~\§$###
####$§\~-¨ than  ferns,  which  are  in  turn  much ¨-~\§$####
###$§\~-¨¨ older than  most trees. it's light green ¨¨-~\§$###
##$§\~-¨¨¨ to  yellow  in  color  and  is  slightly ¨¨¨-~\§$##
#$§\~-¨¨¨¨               transparent.               ¨¨¨¨-~\§$#
##$§\~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~\§$##
###$§\~-¨¨ the plant has  a spine. each vertebra is ¨¨-~\§$###
####$§\~-¨ stacked upon  the next,  with  spokelike ¨-~\§$####
###$§\~-¨¨ ribs  radiating outward.  even  so, it's ¨¨-~\§$###
##$§\~-¨¨¨ very light,  being  hollow. it's roughly ¨¨¨-~\§$##
#$§\~-¨¨¨¨ the height  of a  foxes tail, and shares ¨¨¨¨-~\§$#
##$§\~-¨¨¨            a similar plumage.            ¨¨¨-~\§$##
###$§\~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~\§$###
####$§\~-¨ it  likes  partial shade and  very  damp ¨-~\§$####
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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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