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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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&&&&&&.... 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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