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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.               †;~^......
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........^~ 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.            ;~^.......
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.....^~;†¤ It  Likes  Partial Shade  And Very  Damp ¤†;~^.....
....^~;†¤§                   Areas                  §¤†;~^....
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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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