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#§§§†~~... (equisetum) ...~~†§§§#
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#¤¤¤§%†-~. 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 ...~~-†§§¤
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###¤§%†-~. 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. .~-†%§§§##
¤%††-..... .....-††%¤
####¤§%†-. .-†%§¤####
#§†~~..... .....~~†§#
##¤%-..... .....-%¤##
#§%†-~~... ...~~-†%§#