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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.            $*=-:.....
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.......:-= It  Likes  Partial Shade  And  Very Damp =-:.......
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..:-=*$&£@ 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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