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####$§\~.,               (Equisetum)                ,.~\§$####
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####$§\~.,        ,.~\~., The Plant ,.~\~.,         ,.~\§$####
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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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###$§\~.,, It  Likes  Partial Shade  And  Very Damp ,,.~\§$###
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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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