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,@@,@,@@,@               (EQUISETUM)                @,,@@,,,,,
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,@@@,,,@@,                                          ,@@@@@@,,,
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,@@,@@,@@@         ,^»†»^, 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                  ,@,@@@@@,@
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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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