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¨&¨&&¨&&&¨ (equisetum) &&&&&¨¨&¨¨
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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. ¨&&¨¨¨¨&&¨
¨&&&&¨¨¨¨¨ &&¨&¨¨¨&¨&
&&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨ 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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¨&&¨&¨¨&¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&&
&&¨&&&¨&&¨ 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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