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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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