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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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,,,@@,,,,,         ,,«^«,, 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.         @@,,,,@,@,
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