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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 .&.&&.&.&.
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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 .&..&.&.&.
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