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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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