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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.            *\=.......
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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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