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,,,@,@,@@,               (EQUISETUM)                ,,,@@@,,,,
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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.            @,@,,@@,@,
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,@@@@,@@,@ 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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