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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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,,,,,,,@@,                                          ,@@@@,,@@,
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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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