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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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