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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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