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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.            ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨
@@¨@¨¨@¨@¨ 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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