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@@,@,,@@,@                                          ,@,,,@,,@,
@,@@@,@,@@                                          @@@,,@@,@@
,@@,,@@@@,               (EQUISETUM)                @,,@,@,@@,
,@,@,@,,,@                                          @@,@@@@@,@
@@@@@@@,,@                                          @,@@,,,,@@
,,,,,,,@,@                                          ,@@,@,,,@,
,,,,,,,@@@        ,:~\~:, THE PLANT ,:~\~:,         ,@,@@@,,@@
@,,,,,,@,,                                          @@@@,,@,@,
@@,,,,,@@, 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 @@,,@,@,,@
,@@@@@,,@,                   AREAS                  @,@,@@@@,@
@@,,,,@,@@                                          @@@@@,,,@@
,,@,,,@@@,                                          @,,,,@,,@,
,,@@,,@,,@                                          @@,,,@@,@@
@,@,@,@@,@         ,:~\~:, 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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