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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 &¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨
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&¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ 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 &&¨¨&¨&&¨¨
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¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ 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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