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@,,,,,,,,,                                          @@@@@@@,,@
,,@@@@@@@,                                          @@@@@@,,,,
@,,@@@@@,,                                          @@@@@,,@@@
,,,,@@@,,@               (EQUISETUM)                @@@@,,,,@@
,@@,,@,,,,                                          @@@,,@@,,,
,,,,,,,@@@                                          @@,,,,,,@@
,@@@@@,,@@                                          @,,@@@@,,,
,,@@@,,,,@        ,~=†=~, 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                   @@@@@@,,@@
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,@@@@,,,,@
,@@@@@@@@,                                          ,,@@,,@@,,
,,@@@@@@,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,@
,,,@@@@,,@         ,~=†=~, IN MAGIC ,~=†=~,         @@@@@@@@,,
@@,,@@,,,,                                          @@@@@@@,,@
@,,,,,,@@, 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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