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,,,,,,:~^% (Equisetum) %^~:,,,,,,
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,,:~^%@# 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 #&@%^~:,,,
,,,,:~^%@& Areas &@%^~:,,,,
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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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