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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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,.~/†$####         ,.~/~., IN MAGIC ,.~/~.,         ####$†/~.,
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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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