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@,,,,,,,@,                                          @,,@@@@@@@
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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.            @@,,@@@,,,
,,,,,,,,@@                                          @,,,,@,,@@
,@@@@@@,,, 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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