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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.            ,,,,@@@,,@
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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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