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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                  @@,@,,,@@@
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,,@@@,,,,,                                          @,,@,@@,,@
,@,,@,,,,@                                          @,@@@,@,@@
@@,@@,,,@@         ,^=;=^, 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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