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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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###@%§=«~.                                          .~«=§%@###
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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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