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.......:~†               (Equisetum)                †~:.......
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...:~†$$#@         .:~†~:. The Plant .:~†~:.        @#$$†~:...
..:~†$$#@#                                          #@#$$†~:..
.:~†$$#@## The Equisetum  Is  A  Plant  Much  Older ##@#$$†~:.
..:~†$$#@# Than  Ferns,  Which  Are  In  Turn  Much #@#$$†~:..
...:~†$$#@ Older Than Most Trees. It'S  Light Green @#$$†~:...
....:~†$$# To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly #$$†~:....
.....:~†$$               Transparent.               $$†~:.....
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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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.......:~†         .:~†~:. 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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