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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 ,-~;~-,         &,&,&,&,&,
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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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